Connor and Helen Grow Up

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Leaving Home

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My parents still inhabit the place that, when pressed, I still call home. I haven't lived there as a permanent resident for almost three...
Friday, March 19, 2021

One year...

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We have crossed the one year mark when the coronavirus shut down my piece of the world. Last week, Connor returned to in-person school for t...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Whoa! Where Have I Been?

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My house. I've been in my house. We are now in month seven of working and schooling from home. Crazy, right? I almost don't believe ...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Vietnam

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My family was supposed to head to Vietnam in a couple of weeks. School would end, the kids would head to my parents' home for a week, an...
Saturday, June 6, 2020

The Day the Plates Stopped Spinning

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I feel like I've been rolling with the punches of this virus. Work not safe - pack up and head home. School for one closed - welcome to ...
Monday, June 1, 2020

George Floyd

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Did anyone sleep last night? Not sure. I didn't. I went to sleep with images of my beloved DC burning and kept thinking about how we...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee

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I'm a lover of small subcultures. And while there are many runners, I read that about 0.5 percent of the population will complete a mara...
Friday, May 8, 2020

Renewal

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It is hard to look around and see so many things closed. Every restaurant, knitting store, butcher - all someone's dream, and all at ris...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Rhythm

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When the kids were little, Ed and I focused a lot on rhythm. The day's start and end were consistent. We implemented a schedule of break...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

April Fool's Day

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Since everything is topsy-turvy here, I wasn't sure what to expect for April Fool's Day. Occasionally, we pull off some modest surpr...
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Elaine is the mother of two young children in Arlington, VA. She can be reached at hipmamae[AT]gmail[DOT]com
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