This weekend kicks off our Mardi Gras in earnest – Krewe de Vieux marches Saturday night. For now, today was a day to get the plumbing fixed from the last freeze, to get a friend to come over and do some honey do fix-its, and to take a deep breath and read Ten Tiny Tadpoles courtesy of our neighbor. Goodnight moon. Goodnight Mimi. Goodnight Elephant. Goodnight NOLA.
A friend has found some solace on antidepressants. Actually too many of my friends have found solace on anti-depressants. I say this because I’m not sure of Lexipro, Celebrex, and Zoloft as the panacea for dealing with heartache, paranoia, feelings of failure, self-esteem boosters, and whatnot. I am not saying I know the answer. Today in yoga Michele spoke of having a well of joy inside all of us that we can tap into as…
My mom used to tell us this rhyme when we were kids – “I see the moon, the moon sees me, god bless the moon and god bless me.” I was playing a list of nursery rhymes that a friend gave Tatjana for Tin and heard, “I see the moon, the moon sees me. The moon sees the person I hope to be. God bless the moon and god bless me, and god bless the…
I can’t tell you how many times people look at Tin and say what a lucky boy he is – really? – I think they are overlooking the obvious, what a lucky mom I am! It reminded me of a song I heard one time when I was crossing the Jackson Street car ferry to go to Gretna to the courthouse when I worked as a paralegal for a law firm in downtown New Orleans.…
Someone recommended we read the book the Happiest Baby on the Block, which is about how to get your child to get in a good sleep groove. This morning I gave Tin his bottle while we sat on the porch because the day was over the top gorgeous and then we had breakfast and took a walk while I sang to him – Glory Glory Glory Hallelujah His Truth Keeps Marching On – I don’t…
To the answer, where did you get him about Tin – we got him in Indiana – to the question of where his allegiance is as in Indianapolis or New Orleans – duh! Who dat say Tin ain’t a Saint? I took Tin over to friend’s house to watch the game but on the way he fell asleep in the car and so I waited outside and walked into the game media res but it…
A friend of mine said he has an early memory of a flood in Cincinnati, where he was standing by the front door and watching a boat go by on the street. He was two years old. Most people can’t remember anything from before four or five years of age. At least I can’t. I can barely remember anything these days. My mind has become a sieve. When we were at the zoo, Tin was…
The death toll in Haiti is nearing 200,000, which is unfathomable. This little country will need a lot of healing in the coming years.
I got up this morning and read the New York Time and then got my butt on my bike for the first time in many days of not riding. I tuned my Ipod to Schumann as it is the centennial of both Schumann and Chopin. I rode to the lakefront and my body felt like it had never ridden a bike before – I was stiff in places I shouldn’t be, the saddle felt like…