Shane is away again. Today, New York City welcomed the first Noreaster of the season. It brought with it icy rains and howling winds.

I combat the mundaneness of my Mommy life with a green stripe in my hair. On the train I see a young woman with a nice nose piercing and I contemplate doing that to my own nose again. Mahalia chatters and chatters and never stops chattering. I pick out new words like, please and alright. Somehow her chattering makes me a little lonely for Shane.

We are ready for Ohio.