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Tag Archives: Cambridge
At Rise: Patient, Hungry Boy
Saturday, December 21st 2019 At Rise: The Oberhausers are out to a fancy restaurant with cousins and Pops. The orders are in and no food has yet hit the table. Daddy: [nibbling the tiny garnish off the bamboo skewer from … Continue reading
Posted in art, childhood, comedy, cousins, domestic life, faith, family, food, grandparenthood, health, learning, love, mental health, money, parenthood, patience
Tagged Boharts, BOY, Cambridge, cousins, family, Flamly, Loyal Nine Restaurant, Olivia, Pops, Zachary
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ClaraJane Rapunzel Goldilocks
December 24th 2017 For Christmas Eve day this year I surprised ClaraJane with what is now her second annual hair salon experience, encapsulated here in 18 seconds. 2017-12-24 CJ PRINCESS HAIR [18 seconds]: Be still my heart and oh … Continue reading
Posted in art, childhood, domestic life, family, health, love, money, parenthood
Tagged Cambridge, Thazar's Hair Studio
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Our Revolution: Friendly Neighborhood Politicians
Monday, October 23rd 2017 I went to the rally to slake the parched chokehold of desperation in the desert of what is our currently horrifying Chump-inspired global political climate. And to get a better sense of our City Council candidates before … Continue reading
Cambridge Affordable Housing Hearing
Tuesday, February 28th 2017 My dearest Oksana, this scintillating post is especially for you. Here is some of what I found at the City Hall hearing about this clause potentially exempting current development projects from having to include 20% as … Continue reading
Resistance in the Democracy House
Saturday, February 11th 2017 The middle of my action-packed Saturday entailed my first ever official business at this intriguing little building nestled inconspicuously in the middle of Harvard Square: The Democracy House. I mean Center. After recently becoming aware of … Continue reading
My First Town Hall Meeting – Cambridge MA
Wednesday, February 8th 2017 On this day, after Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to approve Barf-Betsy De-fucking-Vos for Destruction of Education Secretary… and Turkey Dick Mouth Mitch McConnell “silenced” our fair indomitable Senator Elizabeth Warren from reading … Continue reading
DaddyLove Hubsand – Ice Skating Edition
Monday, February 6th 2017 DLove surprised us after school today by suddenly taking us ICE SKATING. I am struck by the contrast to the man I was married to a few years back who was reeling from chemo and whose … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, comedy, domestic life, faith, family, health, love, marriage, parenthood, patience, work-life balance
Tagged Cambridge, DCR ice skating, ice skating, Paul Oberhauser
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$1,000 Day-Date with My Daughter
Monday, August 1st 2016 Over the weekend ClaraJane had Daddy help her count and organize all the money around the house she could get her hands on. $22.31 to be exact, and she is *dying* to take it to … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, education, faith, family, love, money, parenthood, work-life balance
Tagged Cambridge, children's finances, ClaraJane, East Cambridge Savings Bank, Family Nails & Salon, financial literacy, five years old, Loyal Nine, mommy daughter day, piggy bank, saving goals, smashing the piggy bank, that is the question, to save or to spend
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ClaraJane’s (Almost 5th) Birthday Walk
Monday, June 13th 2016 School will be out when she turns five so we celebrated a month early in class today. Paul and I are invited into the Montessori classroom to participate in morning announcements, followed by some mindfulness breathing … Continue reading
School Garden Kids
April 29th 2016 Since as a mother it’s my #1 aim to cultivate the legacy of a *relationship* between my son and daughter, I collect evidence they get along like nuggets of gold. So I enjoyed spying on them … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, education, family, food, Friendship, health, love, nature, parenthood, school, Uncategorized
Tagged Cambridge, chives, City Sprouts, evidence they get along, school garden, sibling harmony, Tobin Montessori, urban garden
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