Category Archives: The Kids Are Alright

Comfort Zone

Posted on January 10, 2008 by onesanevoice

While Husband and I were on our Christmas cruise to Mexico, our twenty-something-year-old kids from my first marriage were back in the US of A doing whatever it is they do whether we’re in the same country as them or … Continue reading →

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Like the Pilgrims Before Us

Posted on November 28, 2007 by onesanevoice

This year for Thanksgiving Husband suggested making reservations instead of a turkey since it would just be the two of us with Son and Daughter who are in their twenties and no longer live at home.  I’m not a gifted … Continue reading →

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Cuts Both Ways

Posted on November 12, 2007 by onesanevoice

You can count me among those who avoid any type of elective surgery or needle-related body art which means I will be easily recognized in years to come as the unadorned woman whose upper cheeks meet her lower cheeks because … Continue reading →

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Confidence is High

Posted on October 7, 2007 by onesanevoice

The other evening Son came to visit and we were sitting in the room in our house we’ve always called the blue room.  It doesn’t have its own assigned identity like family room or den because the whole first floor … Continue reading →

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The City that never Sleeps and the Girl who watches it

Posted on September 30, 2007 by onesanevoice

The early sun streams in through the windows that frame the morning sky, illuminating the crowded walls of the Girl’s studio apartment.  From the moment her building was born, the landscape out the Girl’s windows from high up so many … Continue reading →

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So Far Away

Posted on August 22, 2007 by onesanevoice

Daughter called from Israel to say she is on the most amazing trip through the most amazing country and without a doubt one of the most amazing aspects is that the trip is free of charge for the tripper.  Since … Continue reading →

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Up on the roof

Posted on August 3, 2007 by onesanevoice

Neighborhoods are complex mosaics that change according to the general population at the moment, and the place of that moment in time.  Our community was founded in the post-World War II housing boom that developed the land surrounding New York … Continue reading →

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What you get for what you’ve got

Posted on July 30, 2007 by onesanevoice

Son graduated college in May and is living at home with us until he finds a suitable investment property.  He’s been talking about buying his own home since junior year and he’s not shy in asking about our plans for … Continue reading →

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Beginning with a Beat

Posted on July 10, 2007 by onesanevoice

Today is Daughter’s 26th birthday, July 10, 2007.  This is the last year she will be eligible for a Birthright Trip to Israel, the educational and cultural opportunity offered by Israel at no charge to Jewish young people here in … Continue reading →

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Making Memories

Posted on July 2, 2007 by onesanevoice

Husband, Son and I went out to dinner over the weekend and got into a conversation about family vacations.  Husband said he used to take his boys camping when they were young and I said we never went camping but … Continue reading →

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