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I had never visited Syracuse University before, so I was glad to get a chance to see where our daughter will be going to school. She starts July first in a one year intensive Masters program in Public Administration at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Pubic Affairs here, which is the top ranked school … Read more
Yesterday we packed this van to the gills, which seems like an apt phrase because when we got the side doors of the van squeezed closed (after multiple tries) we opened the windows and stuffed things in up to the ceiling through the sides. This van included fifteen boxes of books (like below) and some … Read more
Respect And I don’t mean just that easy respect that comes when everything is rosy: the influential job, and impeccable behavior with every word and deed done just right. I’m talking about that fundamental respect that everyone inherently deserves regardless of what they do or how they behave – the kind that treats everyone well, … Read more
The day after graduation, I remained to get my daughter moved out of her apartment and facilitate her transition into her next situation in Syracuse. Today was her last day working for the governor, so while she was there, I worked on researching apartment options for her beginning in July. (You can see her above … Read more
We are so proud of our daughter Virginia who graduated today from St. John’s college in Annapolis. Out of 140 students in her class, 97 made it to graduation. This is a challenging place, and she has done very well. The college paper picks one senior each year to highlight in an article and this … Read more
Tomorrow our daughter graduates from St. John’s College in Annapolis. Today we’ve come down to begin the festivities, picking up our son from Swarthmore where he is in the middle of finals. We brought two cars so my husband can take him back soon after the graduation tomorrow, and return home to a busy week … Read more
I found this framework of prompts on the April 25th entry of the Design so Vast blog and thought I’d give it a try: Vanity – Anything good God gets the credit for, which wipes out vanity fairly expeditiously. And if we’re talking about the type of furniture which I think we are, that is … Read more
Yesterday we were out of pocket for 22 hours going to Maryland and back to attend our daughter’s Senior Oral at St. John’s College in Annapolis. We had a great day and she did an excellent job. Getting started at 4:30 am we saw dawn’s glow on the GW Bridge, as you can see in … Read more
In January, I posted relief that all our daughter’s graduate school applications were complete. Since then, we found out that she was accepted at five excellent schools, and she set about visiting them for their admitted student days. Last week alone she was on a plane six days out of seven doing just that, and … Read more
I love the photo above of our daughter at her Prom with her friend Brian. I’m glad she had such a great time. She has been in charge of 12 formal dances per year at her school and has done a great job of it! I love the photo below of her working on the … Read more
Our youngest turned sixteen today. Our tradition, as many blog readers already know, is to make huge birthday cookies that the birthday honoree gets to frost.
I’ve had a very nice low key day. In most respects it was like any other day except with extra phone calls, including my first call from my son since becoming
We got married in New York City since that’s where I lived – not in Ann Arbor where I spent the first 25 years of life and where my parents were, and not in
We had a nice day; it is rare for us to spend a whole day just the five of us, and that is the biggest treat of all…
Not that I think the world will end tomorrow, but because my cousin Stephen has spent the last year working on this music evocative of the Mayans…
Our older daughter turned 21 today with a quiet celebration comprising of frosted sugar cookies and the present of a couple books supporting her interest in…
Yes, that’s Newtown, a beautiful, idyllic part of my own community – the kind of place horrible things don’t happen. But that flag is at half mast now.