Wendy Cook

A lot has happened in the last 27 years or so...here's the abbreviated version: I moved to NYC in the late 80's where I shared a flat in the theater district with my friend Franc. The summer that he left for Italy, I moved from Hell's Kitchen to my funky flat in Greenwich Village. It was the entire top floor of an old theater called The Sullivan Street Playhouse where the play, The Fantastics ran for many MANY years. One had to enter through the stage door to get to my home. Rather than climbing down three flights of stairs to greet friends, I would throw my key out the window on a rubber chicken. Eight years later I moved to the 9th floor of a high rise building in Battery Park City across from the World Trade Center. It was one block off the Hudson River and the roof deck had a view of Lady Liberty. It was very different than my flat in the village. My new building had an elevator not an old staircase that leaned in impossible directions like something from a Dr. Seuss book. It was like living in a hotel. For fun I used to try to sneak past my own doorman just to see if I could get away with it. One night I crawled on my hands and knees and almost made it past the cameras, but my knee made a popping sound and when I looked up, there was Jim's face staring at me from over the marble desk. Taunting the doorman became a sport of sorts, but I always made up for it with a plate of brownies. After the horrific attack in 2001, I continued to live there (begrudgingly) until 2004. It was a completely surreal experience which you can read all about in my journal of that tragic event. http://911journal.blogspot.com I met my husband in 2002. He was formerly a history teacher and had just graduated law school when we met. (I find this somewhat amusing as I repeatedly failed history in school). I became pregnant through IVF in 2004. (diary link below) http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eliftedlorax/id2.html After which, we purchased a historic craftsman home on the national registry, The Fuller House, in upstate NY. http://flickr.com/photos/wendycook/sets/72057594107818129/ Our sweet boy, Satchel, was born in 2005. http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eliftedlorax/index.html We loathed upstate NY so we restored the house, sold it, and moved to Northern Virginia, where I juggle motherhood & art & trying to get things to grow in our rocky soil. My husband is an attorney for the Federal Government. He recently shaved his head and is happy that people no longer tell him that he looks like Robin Williams. I'm happy that I no longer have to clean his hair out of the sink. If you would like to know more about what I'm up to these days, feel free to read my diary: http://motherrising.blogspot.com You can view some of our personal photos here http://flickr.com/photos/wendycook/sets/ If you would like to know more about my art please visit my website http://wendycook.com If you've taken the time to read this far...do drop me a line.

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