Announcement today, approximately 2pm, "Attention B&H employees, there has been a minor Earthquake on the East Side. There is no need to evacuate the building."
As I started frantically dialing Hubby, who was on the East Side with both boys...
"Sorry, Eastern Seaboard. There has been a minor Earthquake somewhere on the Eastern Seaboard."
It was at ( Read more... )

For the record, Izzy says the following words -
Mommy
Tatty
Hi
Bye
Doggy
Kitty (hickey)
Ball
Amein
Uppy
Baby
Ah-baby
Oobie/Boobie
No
Toy
Cow (Gao)
Shoe (Doos)
Blueberry (Boo-Bay)
Banana (Bamas!)
Apple
Bamba
Cup
Beep
Uh-Oh
Buddi

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*My block is part of a marthon route today, apparantly, and people really like to cheer on Marathoners.  Isn't that nice?  They get up super early and line the route, clapping and shouting and...blowing Vuvuzelas.  So, this morning, I got to wake up to HOOOOOOONK at *6:45*.  It's just one guy.  Given my druthers, that guy would be spending the ( Read more... )

Today I had the boys all to myself until 5, so I asked Moo what he would like to do for an adventure.  His first choice was to go for Bagels.  We started there and had a great time.  Such a great time, in fact, that I forgot to pay (they also forgot to ask for my money, so it's not all my fault.)   I realized it when we got to the cleaners to pick ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is Shiny's third birthday. We had bereavement support group, AKA, Dead Baby Club this morning, so my head is already in it. I feel restless and sorrowful. I want to shop and decorate and eat cake, but she's not here to shop for, though I imagine cake would be appreciated all around. Moo is still under the weather, so we're not going ( Read more... )

*I have applied to six jobs.  TODAY.  One of them seems very promising.  I had a job interview last week that seemed to go very well, but I haven't heard back.  I called today and left enthusiastic messages on the voicemails of two of the people with whom I met (there were 4 in total, that's a good thing, right?) so, I imagine I've done all I can, ( Read more... )

Monday night, we davened.  Tuesday night we were up late davening more.  Wednesday night we were all up late crying.  When Leiby went missing, thousands of people searched for him, the Jewish communities in New Jersey and upstate sent busloads to join the search.  Those of us not searching davened and said Tehillim.  Moo and I recited Perek 20 ( Read more... )

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I just found myself bereft my right arm with a perforated kidney for my trouble thanks to a dastardly 5 year old swashbuckler.  Oof.  There goes my liver.  And then he popped my sword, too.