Melissa Cohen

I haven’t blogged in a while. Probably for a couple of reasons, but one of the biggies is that I’m just flat out heat stunned by how freaking HOT it is in Massachusetts this summer. We’re on day 58 of this massive heat wave, and I’m holed up in the house with all the kids. …

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Jul 09

I think I might be a hoarder

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I’m probably not. Because I’m pretty sure that I can throw most of this crap away easily enough. Maybe it’s just that I’ve got three kids and a husband who ignores everything in the house that doesn’t immediately impact him. So if there are piles of paper tipping over on the desk, he doesn’t see …

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Jul 08

Maudlin Monday

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Last night, Julie was disturbed. As she is, at times, she was sobbing because one of her siblings, I can’t remember which, was “being a jerk” to her. Whenever you do anything that displeases her, that’s her go to insult. So she wandered over to be, heartbroken and sad, and I picked her up and …

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Jul 05

To my son, on the eve of his seventh birthday

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Dear Sam – At seven years old, I can see, sometimes, just a little bit, the man you’ll be some day. Smart, so smart, and such a good, good man. When people speak of you, the first thing they always say to me is that you are such a sweet, sweet boy. You …

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Jul 02

Three year olds and God

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Kids, Uncategorized

There’s something about that age, for my kids, anyway. Three is where they start to get a concept of God – and I find it absolutely magical. When Jessica Mary was three, she was so fascinated by the concept of God that I started looking much more seriously at Judaism, because I wanted a strong …

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Jul 01

Listen my children, and you shall hear

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So we went to the library yesterday. Which was somewhat of a fiasco, due to a toddler who shall remain nameless but chose to sob unrelentingly throughout the entire experience. I remember thinking that this girl was no joke when it came to teething, and she still isn’t. But I was able to get books …

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Jun 28

Summer Vacation and Toddler Teething

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I like summer. Barring a few wretched hours on the first day of vacation, this is just lovely. The kids are mostly all playing together happily. I’ve generally got a few extra kids here – we’re the house where everyone congregates. I’ve got ten year olds in Jessie’s room, watching Dance Moms and working on …

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Jun 27

Growing Up

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Jessie

Last night, Jessie and I had a fight. Which is somewhat unusual, because we don’t generally do that. Not that we never clash, but it’s not generally a “fight” exactly. But last night, she was just flat out furious with me. It’s not unusual for her to get mad at me, because that happens. She’s …

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Jun 25

Why I Love Flagg Street Elementary School

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I like the thought of homeschooling and will probably end up exploring it more seriously as the kids get older. But Flagg Street Elementary School, where both of my older two attend, and my youngest will start in 2015, is home for us right now and I couldn’t be happier. Jessica Mary is entering fifth …

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Jun 20

Blood work

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