Blog | Lea Geller

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Jan, 2012

In the Dark

Francie lost her first tooth last week. After several very dramatic days which saw her lying on the couch with cold compresses to ease the…

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Jan, 2012

Bang, Bang

I’d like to say I started off the new year with a bang, but honestly it feels like I started it with more of a…

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Jan, 2012

Resolved….

I can’t resist the chance to start a new. I’ll celebrate as many new years as I need to if it means getting a chance…

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Dec, 2011

Who's Your Grandma Now?

I wanted to shake up the holiday season this year, and one of the things I wanted to do was add a service component to…

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Dec, 2011

And now, for my present…

Last night, on the eighth and final night of Hannukah, I sat the kids down and had a little discussion. We were actually eating dinner,…

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Dec, 2011

Gelt Complex

Before we got all fancy and started eating gourmet donuts on Hannukah, the Festival of Lights was a time for latkes and these: Crumbly, tasteless…

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Dec, 2011

Like a Hole in the Head

There are many things I need — time alone with M, a better oven, a book deal, the perfect black boots (ok, the boots I…

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Dec, 2011

Chair Repair

I bought this chair when Bennett was born. I nursed all five kids in it, rocked them to sleep in it, and continue to read…

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Dec, 2011

CSI: Toddler

It’s shocking what a bit of investigating can do. Or, perhaps it’s just shocking that as a parent I’m expected to be one part caregiver,…

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Dec, 2011

Jumping the Parenting Shark

(Be warned. This topic is something that I’ll be talking about for a while.) My standards are clearly slipping. Once a strict enforcer of bedtime…