Jan 16-18: daughter succumbs to sickness: listless, tired, coughy and sneezy. Mother in good health.
Jan 18-19: daughter remains groggy, coughy. Mother feels onset of fatigue and slight sore throat – immediately reverts in to ‘rest’ mode… long naps, abbreviated social schedule.
Jan 19: lapse in judgment — Mother and daughter go to local indoor pool for [...]
At the library yesterday, Rada picked up a DVD and CD for something called “Camp Rock”. It looked innocuous enough: a Disney movie about a young woman learning to be true to herself, honoring humble roots, and all this taking place in a summer camp for aspiring rock musicians.
Well, the DVD was pleasantly bland enough: [...]
Oh winter…! how do I love thee.
Let me count the ways –
When the cold slush of a rainy day turns to ice,
gritty with soot and dirt: how blasted lovely.
When the grimy snow melts, partially freezing to an outer shell,
with no warning now slick and cold: how damn exciting!
When the puddles that were once muddy mush [...]
This week Rada went to theatrical day camp. They sang songs, learned dances and made unusual and interesting objets d’art.
At school, Rada conforms to a very strict dress code, but at camp the kids wear whatever they want to. Rada could show up in polka dot pajamas with striped tights if she wanted to.
And that’s [...]