I’ve gained weight, I’m doughy and pasty, I’m ill, my son’s birthday and Easter were days ago and I have posted nary a picture nor video nor update. Must be exam time. I don’t even want to tell you about the state of my house. As soon as my last exam on Wed, I am…
Category: Law School
Two Cute Kids
I got home tonight just in time to nurse Liam before bed (it is the thick of exam study time). He gazed up in my face, thrilled I was there, and then clicked his tongue at me. So I clicked my tongue at him, and then he clicked his tongue back. I giggled, and suddenly…
A Moment
Last week, while the husband and baby were out of town, Jack and I went to a friend’s house for a cookout. At the cookout, the host had a dozen oysters on the half shell, and upon discovering that they are (a) delicious, and (b) omg amazingly cheap (Deepwater Horizon what?), we decided to repeat…
Trajectory
Do you ever feel like you’ve been gently, insistently redirected? Herded. Shepherded. There is a distinction, but in either case, direction from an outside source is implicit. A sheep-i-ness is implied. I have let the slings and arrows of daily existence make me go baaa. I sometimes feel my youth slipping away from me, which…
My Pride, My Joy
The past two nights, I’ve had to take Jack to stay with friends for the evening while I putter about doing law school activities (the husband and baby were out of town). The first night, my best law school friend graciously changed her dinner plans with a bunch of people. They were going to meet…