Author Archives: Erin

“Mama, can you cut the number 1 out?  . . . Can you cut the number 1 out?  . . . Hey, Erin, can you cut the number 1 out?” I guess he’s keen to figure out what will best … Continue reading →

Today the kids told me their roles for the church Christmas play, and they couldn’t understand why I kept dissolving into giggles.  My fiercely independent, occasionally bossy girl as a sheep?  And the boy who came home from school this … Continue reading →

Erin

“Where do robbers live?  Why don’t we ever see robbers?” Nathaniel launches this one at me while I’m getting ready for school.  He seems a bit dismayed that he knows about something that he’s never had a chance to see … Continue reading →

Sydney comes home tonight so that our whole family can be reunited for the first time in a month.  Both he and I had conferences (Berlin for him, Pittsburgh for me), and we’re looking forward to some quiet time as … Continue reading →

I went to a panel this morning on literature of the First World War (specifically, visual representations of broken, absent, and reconstructed bodies), and as the panel started we suddenly heard a drum corps warm up.  A major Veteran’s Day … Continue reading →

This morning Sydney humored me by agreeing to walk from his apartment to his office in Ithaca.  On the map this looks simple, since they’re only a mile to a mile-and-a-half apart.  But there is an altitude change of a … Continue reading →

Now, I’ll grant you, this book is a bit short on literary merit (lots of repetition, no variety in syntax, and limited character development), but I was thrilled.  Kindergarten is awesome. Erin

I answered the door to a man who greeted me with “I’m not a politician.”  He then said he was with Directv, and he asked who our cable provider was.  I said, “We don’t have a TV,” an answer that … Continue reading →

“I have a good name for the cats,” Nathaniel tells me.  This, despite the fact that our cats have been firmly named for weeks. “Goat cheese.” “Pepperhead.”  Katherine wants to play, too. “Pumpkinhead.” “Zoohead.” “Scrumptious.” “Fancy.” “Flowerhead.” “Pastahead.” “Pajamahead.” Okay, … Continue reading →