by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 20, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
After tussling with teens this week—and feeling pretty sad about it, I’ve come to realize a couple of things. First off, despite all, we actually do like each other—the teens and their parents. Not all teens like their parents (and not all adults...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 26, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
There’s a sprinting to a marathon quality about this particular moment: the final days of school and routine schedules before a long holiday break, with emphasis both on holiday and break. Color me rushed. I’m taking a brief few paragraph-pause to jot a...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 28, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
There is something about seeing the trees sway on a grey morning in winter (even without snow) that makes home seem very appealing. That’s this morning right here. I took a breather from work to see the last gym and swim class for Saskia (with my mama!), enjoy...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 3, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Having hosted a big craft show, a big Christmas brunch and a smaller birthday brunch over the last couple of weeks, my house is somewhat upended. On the one hand, in order to make room for new people and temporary accumulations of stuff, there are some clear spaces...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 5, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Note: the site was down until the 3rd so here’s a slightly belated but still stylish New Year’s Post! ** Okay, I’ve done it. I’ve made my New Year’s Resolutions list for 2012. I know some are naysayers about the whole resolution exercise....
