Last Sunday I took a walk in the arboretum at the university all by myself. Alone. The snow crunched. I could actually hear it crunching because I wasn’t being lambasted with whining, crying or preschool conversation of any kind.

Dr. Pediatrician did the grocery shopping this week. He bought mixed vegetables with lima beans. Despite the fact that I really actually like lima beans, no one else seems to be able to snarf them down, so I usually go for the frozen mixed vegetables without lima. Today for lunch…