A personal update.

It's been a while since I wrote about what's happening with me and my family, so here goes:

April is always a busy month for us.  We had two birthdays, our anniversary, my parents visiting, Passover, and the frenzy of activity that happens here when the cold weather lifts.  May has been less busy, and the weather and the Woman Challenge have meant more time outdoors.

A few weeks ago, on the way to some friends' house for dinner, we were in a car accident.  Everyone was fine.  Then, while at our friends' house, my son fell off of a piano bench and hit his head hard on a baseboard heater.  I had been worried that he would be a little traumatized by the car accident, but the piano bench episode seems to have made a bigger impression. Our car had a big owee and a few days ago we got a used Prius to take its place. I've been eyeing that car since they came out here, so I'm very excited to be driving one. 

Above is a picture of the awesome moms in a hospital-based mothers' group I "run."  It's one of those things you can't believe you get paid to do.  I'm third from the right, holding baby Tabitha who is eating my ID badge.

Professionally I feel like I'm at a bit of a crossroads.  I really enjoy the work I do, and I'm so fortunate to have lots of opportunities to do it.  Jobs can be pretty scarce in this field.  I'm realizing that working with mothers in the community is much more satisfying to me than working in a hospital setting, and that the very small private practice I have (and don't advertise) sometimes makes me feel like I'm on call all the time.  So I may stop taking private clients for a little while and see how that goes.

To the right is a picture of my son at the groundbreaking for a new food co-op here.  At the event, coincidentally, there was a quilt from the co-op in our old home town!  Soon the CSA farm where we are members will open and we'll have lots of flowers and fresh produce around.  I'll post pictures when it's open for the season.  Living in New England has taught me what the big deal is about Spring!

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Comments

[Stacy]

Yay, congrats on the new co-op!! When the Just Food Co-op opened here in Northfield a couple years back, our family joined, and I've really enjoyed it there. Now that we have Annika to feed, I've gotten choosier about what kinds and quality of things to have around the house to eat. Ah, the power of the babes... http://www.justfood.coop

Here's a mommy group picture of mine this past month at the zoo (gift shop) -- all of us have become really good friends through our kids and make a point of getting together socially. That's me with Annika on the far left. *(Not sure how to link a picture to a comment here, now that I've tried. I'll send it through your e-mail.)

Have a good week!

Stacy Nguyen

[Tanya Lieberman]

Thanks! We're really excited about the new co-op. Our old one was so great, and we lived right across the street from it. We used to call it "the refridgerator."

Yes, send me a picture of your moms group!

Tanya