I never felt I made a very good stay-at-home mom. My idle hands and mind crave deadlines, accountability and lots of social interaction. I am reminded of this every time I have a few days at home by myself or when I have been in between jobs. The first few days function like a water [...]
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The Decision to Work
Posted in family, parenting on August 17, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Snacks for Dinner
Posted in dinner, family, Leftovers, parenting, snacks, vegan on July 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last Thursday, Calla suggested we eat snacks for dinner. Her menu included soy yogurt, ice cream, spring rolls and Popsicles. Lennon requested Costco-style “samples” and dim sum. I didn’t feel like cooking a full meal and neither Scott nor I were interested in the remaining items on our weekly menu. He had eaten Asian food [...]
A tragic lesson
Posted in #fennelfiles, death, family, lessons learned, vegan blt on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t know my cousin Rory nearly as well as I would have liked. It didn’t help that we lived at least two hours away from each other at any given point during his life or that I was thirteen years his senior. I remember him being a spry and skinny little kid with a [...]