Month: December 2013

The Last Day Of The Year…

The Last Day Of The Year…

It’s 10 pm on New Year’s Eve and I am so, so excited to… go to sleep. Yes, I enjoyed three whole days off midweek last week; Yes, the office is closed tomorrow, and I am not on call. But I am tired, tired, tired, 

Cheerfully Exhausted; Gratefully Dead-Tired

Cheerfully Exhausted; Gratefully Dead-Tired

Babyboy was more excited to wake up extra-early this morning, the day AFTER Christmas, than he was on Christmas. He is only 3 1/2 years old, and he never quite got the the concept of “Santa is coming to town”. Babygirl may have got the 

Crushed by Christmas! In A Good Way….

Crushed by Christmas! In A Good Way….

I love Christmastime. If it didn’t exist, I would probably never think of anyone else all year. It’s important to be forced to acknowledge all the people who touch our lives. I need a deadline to learn the names of all the teachers and classroom 

“And a plague will be cast upon your people…”

“And a plague will be cast upon your people…”

It’s one illness after the other for our little family. I was sick alot as a resident, and again when I was commuting to work on the T… but those times were nothing compared to the past few months with two kids in school… Of 

Welcome Home! Love, Gastroenteritis

Welcome Home! Love, Gastroenteritis

We flew from Guatemala to Boston last Sunday. Such a short sentence for such a long trip… Our return voyage went well enough, considering we were: a 3 1/2 year old who doesn’t travel well, a 23-month-old, an exhausted Nana, and me, the insanely sleep-deprived