children | Lea Geller

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Jul, 2013

Boys, at home.

Now that the boys are home again, it’s clear there are certain things I forgot in their absence. Thing number one: NEVER employ the smell…

17

Jul, 2013

Gunge.

Bennett came home from camp one night this week — well, one morning actually. M met his delayed flight at two am. (Flying west during…

4

Jul, 2013

Independance.

M says I am a self-hating American because I have generally insisted that the one rule we must follow on July 4th is to leave…

23

Jun, 2013

Camped out.

I’ve been feeling somewhat guilty all week because I’ve been reading Facebook posts of friends pining for the children away at summer camp and well….…

18

Jun, 2013

Trashed.

When we first moved to town the boys had a preschool teacher who would regularly send home all their creations with a note attached: Parents,…

16

Jun, 2013

Heartburn, Viagra, and Bullet-Dodging.

I can’t call it a coincidence because I know better, but Bennett leaves for sleep-away camp in a couple of hours and I’ve been doubled…

13

Jun, 2013

Separate This.

I’m packing the boys up for summer camp, which means the room that used to be my office now looks something like this: .. and…

5

Jun, 2013

(almost) Wordless Wednesday

I do so this that nobody can fight over the pink one: Sometimes I am too clever for my own good.

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Jun, 2013

Mr. Bumble Takes a Bow.

I have spent years in playgrounds biting my tongue each time I hear parents holler, “Good climbing!” and “Nice swinging!” to their kids. Aren’t children…

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May, 2013

What do you really think?

Spent the holiday weekend in Portland, vacationing with some friends and visiting with M’s grandmother. God should really grant me a very long life, because…