by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 19, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
To say much this harried, distracted morning on this blog would be a stretch. Instead of three good things, three grateful things or even three links, I’ll share three random things: One: Two episodes from the end of Homeland’s first season, I dream about...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 22, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
As the little girl went into a free fall of miserable behavior late this afternoon—hitting, spitting (does it beat biting?) and screeching—I had two realizations: One is, I most certainly hold onto the hope that Mrs. Piggle Wiggle will emerge from...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 25, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
bARACK ObAMA LOVE FROM SASKIA (b may appear as a d; she’s in preschool) Saskia was born on Super Tuesday, 2008. The potential that a woman or an African American man might become President still seemed surreal. What a moment for a biracial girl to join the...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 29, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
I spent a quiet day away from my peeps. By the end of it, I realized how much good a little quiet can do for a gal. I did some tiny things like exercise and get a pedicure and light a candle. In my toiletry bag I found that I have about three matches left in a...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 1, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
Over the weekend, the younger teen—and a friend—threw a dinner party for 11. The menu was long and complicated and overall, extremely successful. The food was Asian with a little fusion here and there. Our second guy, the young chef and ninth grader, is a...
