New York City | Lea Geller

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Mar, 2014

Spring sort of sprung earlier in the week, and then today the temperature dropped below twenty just to remind us all who exactly is boss.…

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Mar, 2014

Monica Rosenbaum, First Lady.

I was supposed to go away on Saturday night for roughly 24 hours. The trip got cancelled, and my first thought was: Great. Now I…

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Mar, 2014

Strepkids (or How to Overuse the Cup of Sick Pity)

This time of year the butter shelf in my fridge looks something like this: Frances (as one of the family’s few possessor of tonsils), brings…

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Mar, 2014

Save ME

I am not a keeper or a saver of things. Partly this is out of necessity. As a chronic loser of things, I had to…

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Feb, 2014

Strep Child

I should know to be wary of any day that promises hours of child-free productivity. After weeks of togetherness, everybody was scheduled to be back…

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Feb, 2014

The Van

I’ve made no secret of my disdain for the minivan. But lately I’ve been feeling sorry for both our cars. They were both purchased on…

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Feb, 2014

Panic Provisions

My eleven year old and his dad had to watch their team lose the Superbowl last night. Even I could tell that it was not…

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Jan, 2014

Mammo-Mia

My very first mammogram was originally scheduled for last week, but Snowmageddon 2.0 intervened and it was rescheduled for yesterday. I asked my doctor, who…

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Jan, 2014

Snowmaggedon 2.0

It’s beautiful. But it’s a logistical mess. The kids went to bed positive that today would be a snow day; only to discover this morning…

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Jan, 2014

Do This One Thing For Me

About thirty years ago I was biking down the street when a man stopped and asked me to teach his daughter how to ride. I…