Blog | Lea Geller

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Sep, 2011

Camping

I didn’t grow up camping, and I’d go as far as to say that I’m probably not a natural camper. But I like it. I…

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Aug, 2011

Survival

Last Saturday night I was about to sit down and jot out some thoughts I’d had while in the Rockies with the kids… specifically, some…

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Aug, 2011

Rocky Mountain Mischief…

I’ve read about Phantom Limb Syndrome, in which amputees can still feel the presence of a missing limb, and similarly, here chez nous, I still…

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Jul, 2011

A Rather High Maintenance Pet

The Summer Experiment that had me shelving all work and any notion of alone time and spending all of my waking time with the kids,…

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Jul, 2011

Persistance

There are summer days like the one we had yesterday: high seventies to low eighties, glorious morning run, bike ride with the kids (alright, 30…

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Jul, 2011

Summer Experiment

Last summer I mocked all the mothers who didn’t want to send their kids off to camp the day after school ended and keep them…

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Jul, 2011

Sixty

We were at a swim meet last night at the hard to find, but quite lovely Normandy Park Pool. It was sunny, and only about…

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Jun, 2011

Spots.

It occurred to me this week that it doesn’t matter what good I’ve done as a mother, if I have no cash on me when…

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Jun, 2011

Say Anything.

We drove to Portland last weekend, to see Lisl, M’s grandmother. She’s nearing 91 and is truly fabulous. The kids adore her, and for some…

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May, 2011

Fi

Fiona is having her tonsils taken out this week. I’m hoping for big things. She’s been an absolute mess for about 6 months — tired,…