Monthly Archives: December 2007

Christmas went very well this year, and was very low-key. The two may well be related, but maybe not. Noah was awed by the sudden appearance of presents! He gravitated first to the dollhouse and then kind of did the … Continue reading →

I somehow ended up with Christmas meal (we will eat in the afternoon I think) this year so, thanks to sales and what’s left out of my organic box (no delivery this week): Prosciutto-wrapped melon + tipsy olives Prime rib … Continue reading →

Yesterday I left work a bit early, pre-holiday, and had a chance to have tea with Noah’s nanny. Noah: Mummy play with Noah? Me: When I’m finished with my tea, honey Noah (repeat every 20 seconds or so): Mummy done … Continue reading →

Sorry for the dual comments yesterday which might lead one to believe I am anti-Christian. I’m totally not; I do have issues with some streaks of fundamentalism though. Montessori fundamentalism among them. As a round up here on the last … Continue reading →

Well I think I’ve clarified my own religious beliefs some lately. I got into an argument about Santa with a parent who insists that Santa is “not Montessori” because telling kids Santa is real is a lie, and Montessori focuses … Continue reading →

Seen today around the whole Jamie-Lynn Spears thing: (??) Jamie Lynn and the entire Spears family needs to be made an example of. God Blessed America and does not want this degree of shame. The power of a tense change … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had to see one of the alternate doctors in my doctor’s practice, for meds for this sinus infection that is never ending (new allergies? Stress? Dry air in the office?). I said I needed a drug that is … Continue reading →

I keep waiting until I scan the pic of Noah with Santa for you but it looks like hell will freeze over first, so here’s the story. And some weird angst. After this whine: I am sick again (sinus, still; … Continue reading →

I flew to Montreal yesterday for the day to work with part of the team there and it was exhausting – up at 4:30 to catch a 6:20 flight; home just before 10 after a 7:30 flight back. Partly this … Continue reading →

I did promise the second contradictory part, did I not? So in my first post about selling books by pitching them to girls or boys I said that I don’t want to wake up in a world where there are … Continue reading →