Blog | Lea Geller

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Nov, 2010

>I’m lousy at public displays of appreciation. I cringe through Thanksgiving meals at which I’m forced to be sincere in front of more than.. one…

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Nov, 2010

>anatomy of a snow day: Part two (Cookies?)

>Still here. Despite the fact that it’s not snowing, b/c the roads are icy, and b/c Seattle comes to a grinding icy halt when it…

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Nov, 2010

>anatomy of a snow day.

>Woke up this morning to snow. Light snow, but too much for Bennett to take his daily 6am bike ride/jog with M. Which means one…

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Nov, 2010

>Panic

>Light snow today. Seattle powers down entirely when it snows. Two years ago, weeks after Fi was born, we had 2 weeks of snow days..…

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Nov, 2010

>Monday Mornings

>Yes, it’s raining. Yes, I slept in two hour increments last night. But it’s Monday. And 4 of the 5 kids are in school. And…

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Nov, 2010

>Dain Bramage…

>I know that women claim to block out the experience of childbirth but I don’t. No, I block out the first months of life… or,…

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Oct, 2010

>Our au pair?

>Another parent recently told me that she punishes her kids not by taking things away (tv, computer), but by adding something in: Chores. This may…

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Oct, 2010

>Girth.

>In addition to recently asking me why, if the baby only weighs about 7 lbs, am I so bloody enormous, Bennett came up with this…

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Sep, 2010

>Atoning.

>Bennett just got caught indoor bowling with a coconut he found in the kitchen. Not a big deal, but on the eve of Yom Kippur…

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Sep, 2010

>Good moods.

>I obviously shudder when I hear Bennett call from another room, “Hey Mummy — are you in a good mood?” Tonight this was followed by,…