In half a year much has happened. Or perhaps not much at all. May I say both? There is a particular kind of happiness that comes from being settled. The boys get taller, Chris and I laugh. There is much bustle. He’s on planes to Europe, I’ve done 400 mile day trips to work with […]
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Other Lenses
April 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Other Lenses · Older Essays
As a mother there are many things I want my boys to understand. Compassion, respect and empathy rank high among them. To be caring and considerate of others. These qualities matter more then using the appropriate fork for salad, or what outfit you choose to wear in the morning. I’m happy that we gave the […]
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Wedding…
March 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Wedding… · Older Essays
Thanks to all of our family and friends for their support and good wishes. Pictures are on Chris’s Flckr site Christopher Smith, Aileen Gemma Fedullo are married By Staten Island Advance March 27, 2010, 4:47AM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Aileen Gemma Fedullo and Christopher Smith were living in different states when they first met. Though […]
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Being a bride again…
March 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Being a bride again… · Older Essays
Thomas built a trellis our front, so there is no doubt now from the neighbors that something must be transpiring tomorrow. It was a nice afternoon, he and his friend Johnny assembled it, and in the way that only teenage boys can had fun doing it. The i-Pod was on, there were candy warheads turning […]
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