After a nearly sleepless night, I was startled awake by the ringing of a phone at precisely 8:52 a.m. As I made my way to answer, caller ID announced a name that I didn’t recognize and without glasses, couldn’t read; I turned around and headed back to bed. Again the phone rang from the same [...]
Archive for February 8th, 2008
It’s What Moms Do
Posted in Everyday Life, tagged children, motherhood on 08 Feb 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sleepless Mind Wanderings
Posted in Everyday Life, tagged anxieties, birthdays, housework, insomnia on 08 Feb 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m middle-aged, and so is my ambition. With my eldest daughter’s boyfriend coming all the way from Germany in a few days to meet and stay with us for about a month, I have so much left to do! — and yet, here I am once again alert at all hours of the night, honing [...]


