RickandSusanna

Happy Thanksgiving!:)

Happy Thanksgiving from 58th and Broadway at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Here is Micah happy: And here is Micah not so happy as the Georgia Tech band goes by:

I guess this couple figured two hands were better than one! Poor kid!;)

So, I have as yet to begin the potty training process with Micah. I suppose it is a mix of fear and just plain procrastination…when it comes to this unique right of passage, is any mom excited to tackle it? Anyways, it seems Micah is trying to tell me something. When I came into his [...]

Since last Wednesday, Ellie is exhibiting the skill of rolling over back to stomach and now she is beginning to get the sitting up thing as well! The balancing act has begun and it seems she has pretty good control so far! Two sitting babies: Micah first sitting at 5 months Ellie at 4 1/2 [...]

Micah loved this bird so Rick and I are thinking…perhaps some cheery chirp, chirping will be heard behind wrapping paper this Christmas! Living in Brooklyn in a cozy apartment with four inhabitants, one must think small when it comes to pets. No doggies for now my boy!:)

My friend Mel informed me yesterday that she saw this woman (Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal of The Dark Knight, Stranger Than Fiction, Mona Lisa Smile…) at this coffee shop Gorilla Coffee a mere 2 minutes away from our apartment and a place I frequent regularly for their amazing lattes! So like magazines attest to, celebrities do [...]

Donning workout pants and cute yet comfy sweatshirt, Ellie was all set to work out last night…I guess she needed to lose some of those milk calories! Well, first she tried push ups…not so successful (see top pic:)) Then attempted a few sit ups and some brisk walking but at the end, she collapsed (see [...]

The Chicago Tribute reports: Old rivals Obama, McCain discuss working together. “Obama’s transition staff released a joint statement, describing the meeting as a “productive conversation” that opened the possibility for cooperation in the days and months ahead.” …Just in case there were any doubts that McCain and Obama shared identical priorities and offered voters no [...]

Whether consciously or subconsciously, I think everyone has a soundtrack of songs that could define their life time if recorded and played. These songs never leave us and when we hear them, our lives in that particular moment come alive again…the feelings and emotions. Without music, many moments of our individual histories would likely lie [...]