A wife of noble character

May 16, 2009 | 0 comments

(I started this entry last week on Mother’s Day. But the week’s flying, and a few bad days with our internet connection have delayed it being posted. But I think it’s worth it even a week late.) I found Renee just the other day sitting on the floor...

Like riding a bike

May 1, 2009 | 0 comments

Andy, in the meanwhile, wove a web of wires connecting our three headsets over a voice activated intercom, and then wired in an iPod and a Grisham “book on tape”. We soared around puffy fair-weather cumulus, and occasionally around a small thunderhead and a blast of rain. If the seatbelt didn’t hold me through the turbulence, I thought surely the tangle of cords would.

Brave journey

Apr 15, 2009 | 0 comments

Some months ago the kids begged us for a “special night” together. So we pushed back the couch and laid their sleeping bags on the living room floor. Then we all crammed close to one-another watching a movie and eating snacks. For our kids, any time...

Downsizing

Apr 12, 2009 | 0 comments

For more than a decade, our lives have been packed and repacked, re-arranged and uprooted, with the help of a humble plastic box known as the “Action Packer.” On a recent home-assignment, I felt some kind of tribute to the container was due. The essay also...

Bless ’em real good

Mar 13, 2009 | 0 comments

We’re back “home”–rolled into NY a few days later than planned. Most of the family caught the flu toward the end of the trip, and it seemed wise to extend our stay in Virginia to recover and make up for some lost days. They were sunny and warm...