starstruck

I remember a time when I used to be thrilled by movie star sightings on the street when I lived in NYC - I have an autograph from Matt Damon somewhere and had a full conversation with Luciano Pavarotti. Having a super-talented husband also has had it's perks with famous people- some day I'll blog about Ben's make-out session with Hugh Jackman (purely professional, dear reader, but still...).

Now, however, I am humbled by and giddy about a different kind of coolness. Meet Jess...if you haven't already. She is the writer of Diary of a Mom, and of my favorite letter of all time. Imagine being stuck in a black hole, trying to figure out how to save your kid, and suddenly you realize that someone else was stuck in that black hole and she dug herself out. And survived. And even laughed about it once in a while. And, after a while, was even able to see that the black hole had some really special things in it, once you let your eyes adjust. Ok, rough analogy, but a black hole is not unlike how I felt on DD (diagnosis day).

Anyhow, I'm including her post today, because she said my name in it! *cue girlish squeals* And she put this very blog on her sidebar (eek!). Very-talented-husband Ben has a friend in the current Godspell cast on Broadway, and to Jess's daughter, Brooke, Godspell was, well, like Violet's Little Bear. So, I can imagine if Violet were a few years older and Little Bear opened on Broadway, with a real bear (and cat, and owl, etc.), and she got to sit in the front row, and then talk with them all afterwards. I love this post by Jess, I love the video at the end, I loved hearing about their experience and I love being able to come into contact with people who get it.

Thanks for the inspiration, to all super-mamas. I'll take that over Hugh Jackman any day...



And some totally unrelated photos:

Violet's utopia. All cows on one shelf....

DJ Oliver Rock (courtesy of Baby Nate's Yo Gabba Gabba party!)

relaxing sweets....