Too long

You know it's been too long since you last blogged when. . .
You can't remember the password to your blog
You've had to change the calendar not once but twice
You've added another child to the family, and she's already 6 months old!

Well, to all of my faithful readers out there (Helena and Amanda, that is), be not dismayed. I'm going to try again. Of course, it's easy to get excited about blogging when it's January and there's snow on the ground and Havah's not mobile yet--as soon as any of those factors change, the blog may be abandoned again.

I think I initially envisioned this blog as a place where I could ponder some of life's mysteries and use writing to take a step back and sort things out. That would still be a lofty goal, but pondering takes time, and meanwhile, there are lots of random, unrelated events and thoughts that I want to make a note of, just to document that they existed. Such as--last night, DJ asked for seconds of curried lentils. !! And yesterday Marina got her first significant haircut (at her request). And why am I fantasizing about buying a red VW Beetle? This might turn into more of a family journal, with occasional op-ed pieces, but I'm finally ok with that. It's better to commemorate, however simply, the moment I'm in than to wax eloquent about something peripheral.