Mo from Bike Ridin Mama has asked me the following questions:1) What do you miss most and least about Portland living in NYC?I miss the real estate, the trees, the beauty of nature, the sense of community, the ease of being organic and "green," instead of having to convince our co-op board to switch to … Continue reading the interview…

Mo from Bike Ridin Mama has asked me the following questions:1) What do you miss most and least about Portland living in NYC?I miss the real estate, the trees, the beauty of nature, the sense of community, the ease of being organic and "green," instead of having to convince our co-op board to switch to … Continue reading the interview…

So before the folks who are "anti-CIO" whomp on me, let me share the following scenario:Malka's bedtime routine is lovely - the three B's: "Bath, Bottle, Book," and a lot of snuggling, singing, rocking and in about 10 minutes - BAM - out like a light.For about 2 hours. Wash, rinse, repeat. Except the falling … Continue reading Sleep Training, or Why I spent the night at Bobby’s Saturday night…

So before the folks who are "anti-CIO" whomp on me, let me share the following scenario:Malka's bedtime routine is lovely - the three B's: "Bath, Bottle, Book," and a lot of snuggling, singing, rocking and in about 10 minutes - BAM - out like a light.For about 2 hours. Wash, rinse, repeat. Except the falling … Continue reading Sleep Training, or Why I spent the night at Bobby’s Saturday night…

Where oh WHERE has the time gone?! I look at little babies, at babies of friends, and Narda and I keep saying to ourselves that Malka was NEVER that small! Malka is just a BIG girl - she's not terribly fat, in that "needs to be in her own issue of the Enquirer" kind of … Continue reading 5 months old!

Where oh WHERE has the time gone?! I look at little babies, at babies of friends, and Narda and I keep saying to ourselves that Malka was NEVER that small! Malka is just a BIG girl - she's not terribly fat, in that "needs to be in her own issue of the Enquirer" kind of … Continue reading 5 months old!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Malka's version of a rotovirus..., originally uploaded by shellipsm. It's official, she's got a rotavirus. Thankfully, she hasn't dropped weight (a sign of dehydration) and she hasn't puked and there's no temprature spike.She has, … Continue reading Malka’s version of a rotavirus… (or a fun way to spend Mother’s day)!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Malka's version of a rotovirus..., originally uploaded by shellipsm. It's official, she's got a rotavirus. Thankfully, she hasn't dropped weight (a sign of dehydration) and she hasn't puked and there's no temprature spike.She has, … Continue reading Malka’s version of a rotavirus… (or a fun way to spend Mother’s day)!

Tuesday night I went to bed feeling a little "funny."I woke up at 3am with all of the obvious signs of the flu, or food poisoning, or a stomach virus, or what you will. I spent the next day, one which I was supposed to go to work for a big faculty retreat, in bed, … Continue reading What goes around….

Tuesday night I went to bed feeling a little "funny."I woke up at 3am with all of the obvious signs of the flu, or food poisoning, or a stomach virus, or what you will. I spent the next day, one which I was supposed to go to work for a big faculty retreat, in bed, … Continue reading What goes around….