At the risk of sounding even cornier than usual, I need to take a minute to thank a friend. I’ve never met this friend, she lives in Vermont, on the other side of my world. I don’t even know her real name. But starrlife — mother to a pretty little girl who’s got a few […]
I left school yesterday morning with a knot in my stomach, for the dumbest of reasons. There were plenty of good reasons, trust me. It wasn’t because I’d had to practically peel Sophie off my leg and push her up the stairs to get her to go to class — for no particular reason. It […]
Watch this video. Oh please, watch this video! I know you are busy. Me, too. But my dear friend Claire sent the link over — she’s also the one who showed me how to embed video! — and I was dumbstruck. So lovely. I’m a sucker for a title, and “Autumn Story” fits today perfectly. […]
The girls had a piano recital Saturday. For Annabelle, it’s old hat — she’s had so many I’ve lost track. But this was Sophie’s first. She performed with a flourish — and, to my horror and the audience’s amusement (I hope) — performed twice. You can see for yourself. (And she’s dressed as Olivia the […]
I keep thinking about that New York Times blog post. You know, the one with the question. I have not, per Maya’s advice, gone back and read the comments on it. But I’m humbled, as usual, by the warmth and intelligence of the comments about it left here. I keep thinking about that New York […]
A friend forwarded me the link to this piece today. “I’m sure you’ve already read this,” he wrote. “But just in case.” I hadn’t. Am I glad he sent it? I don’t know. It kind of pissed me off, to tell you the truth. And the more I think about it, the madder I get. […]
To be honest, when I set out on my question-asking mission this week, I only had three. But I knew a fourth would come to me and sure enough, it did. “Let’s see if you can both be dressed by the time I get out of the shower,” I called to the girls this morning, […]
Yesterday was not Sophie’s best day. It wasn’t mine, either (I won’t bore you with details) but I looked pretty good by comparison. “It was not a good day,” Courtney told me when we met in the parking lot before piano lessons. “No one said anything to me, but I overheard something about a fight […]
Just yesterday I was pondering cognitive tests. Last night, I got all the proof I need that Sophie’s one smart cookie. She’s had several wiggly teeth for weeks now, but there had been little action til Sunday night, when I accidentally (I swear! I felt terrible!) wiggled one a little too hard and moved it into […]
That’s what they are talking about at the University of Arizona in Tucson — and they are looking for volunteers 7 and older to test their tests. I’m not typically one to offer my kids up as guinea pigs, but I’ve already emailed the researchers. Given that Sophie’s IQ has been estimated to be in […]
