In two weeks, Jordan and Ryan will graduate from high school. I’m not sure where the time has gone, and this school year in particular has been on fast forward mode since day one, like an avalanche I’m unable to stop. When I picture where we are and how quickly we arrived, I start humming … Continue reading The Carousel of Time
Last Saturday, I experienced something I’d been looking forward to since March 2020 - I had the house to myself for 14 hours! If you read my blog, It could always be worse (the modern day version), you’ll remember I described the suffocating feeling of being under one roof constantly for months on end and … Continue reading What should have happened
When Jordan was six, he wrote his first original song titled, ‘A Tornado is Bad News,’ inspired by his experience as a Munchkin in a community production of The Wizard of Oz. The lyrics - ‘A tornado is bad news. It can blow your house down. Those cyclones are fierce indeed. Spiral winds, Spiral winds. … Continue reading A Tornado is Bad News
There’s a Yiddish folk tale titled “It could always be worse” (adapted into a book by Margot Zemach), in which a poor man living in a one room hut with his family is having a terrible time. Because of the lack of space, the family is miserable - he’s constantly arguing with his wife, and … Continue reading It could always be worse (the modern-day version)
We kicked off Passover 2021 COVID-style once again, with one Seder for just the four of us (night 1) and the other on Zoom last night with my family. Typically, we run a full Seder with my family, reading from the Haggadah, and we keep it simple with a few prayers and songs when it’s … Continue reading Our Passover Story
Hello, readers - we made it to February! With January, my least favorite month, behind us, I thought I’d share some ramblings about my family’s start to the year. This is a little different than two years ago, when my January reflections post covered school, surgery, and an Eagles team that made it to the … Continue reading January reflections (in COVID times)
Hello readers! It’s been awhile since I last published a post. Honestly? I haven’t felt motivated to write anything for months. Of course, with so much going on in the world, there are a myriad of topics I could have covered from a parenting/working mom perspective. What about... The election? With the polarizing views in … Continue reading Thankful
Last week, Jordan got his learner’s permit, and on Saturday, he drove a car for the first time. (We were in an empty parking lot where I gripped the side of the car and literally sweat the entire time. When he accelerated, and I said, “Slow down,” he replied with, “Mom, we were going 5 … Continue reading The Driving Test
To all my mom’s readers, hello. I’m Jordan, Jodi’s 16-year old son. My mom asked me, as a young person, to share my point of view about everything going on right now: George Floyd, the rioting, and the underlying issues of racism and police brutality. I will also discuss the notable rise of activism in … Continue reading A Voice from the Next Generation
In today’s world, do you sometimes feel like you have two voices in your head? One is practical and grateful. It says things like: Of course, we need to stay inside to keep ourselves and our families healthy. The death toll is at a scary all-time high.Of course, we should have a slow transition back … Continue reading Two Voices