children | Lea Geller

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Jan, 2013

He may not be (sigh) Matthew Crawley, but M really put on quite the dashing display of Solomonic wisdom this morning. Efram usually gets out…

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Jan, 2013

Potty mouth.

The day got off to a rocky start. I had to drive Francie to the ENT for a checkup on her ear tubes. We spent…

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Dec, 2012

Keeping an eye on me.

Before I left for this six day trip alone, Bennett changed the wallpaper picture on my phone to this: That way I’d know he was…

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Dec, 2012

Grandma Underpants

I am flying to a dear friend’s wedding, halfway around the world. I am alone. A few thoughts: 1. It’s hard to pack off-season. Call…

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Dec, 2012

Two hundred and one.

I had big plans for my two hundredth blog post. Each time I post, Word Press congratulates me and tells me what number post I’d…

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Dec, 2012

The Vagina Necklace (or Why I Love My Husband)

Fifteen years ago, M and I got engaged. It happened to be on the fifth night of Hanukkah, so each year we’ve done something special…

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Dec, 2012

The Last Night

It’s the eighth night of Hanukkah, and here is our test tube menorah. It does sort of remind of shots that were served in skeevy…

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Dec, 2012

Teach your children (almost speechless Wednesday)

It seems Bennett has found an apprentice in a sweet little boy in Francie’s class. The boy’s mother texted me this picture — her little…

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Dec, 2012

Big secret

I won’t go into details, but I think insisting on the family dinner is the single biggest mistake we’re making as parents. I’ll save that…

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Dec, 2012

Relearn your months: Movember, Decembeaver and Vajanuary

Because I recently blogged about Movember, several people alerted me to Movember’s “sister months” — Decembeaver and Vajanuary. That’s right folks, never to be left…