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Erin

Erin

Last night, in what has become a common evening affair after Katherine goes to bed, Sydney and I sat on the floor, watching Nathaniel play.  He’s just a delight: smiley, curious, and incredibly round (he doesn’t fall down so much … Continue reading →

We’ve been working with Katherine on her letters, but we have very different teaching styles.  I try to speak very slowly and carefully, working with words and objects that Katherine already knows.  “‘V’ is for ‘vacuum!’  ‘I’ is for ‘ice … Continue reading →

Yesterday, after a search of the house, we finally put the question to Katherine, since she is often very helpful about finding mislaid objects.  “Katherine, have you seen Dada’s watch?” Instead of running off to check her favorite hiding spots, … Continue reading →

The last several days have been interesting.  On Saturday I took the bus into town to meet my college roommate, Lisa, who was visiting from Switzerland.  I swapped job applications, diaper changes, and grocery runs for a day of reading … Continue reading →

In an article on why science and math students often change majors to other disciplines: “The latest research also suggests that there could be more subtle problems at work, like the proliferation of grade inflation in the humanities and social … Continue reading →

While Sydney and I get bogged down in job applications and sleep-deprivation, the kids aren’t exactly sitting still.  Nathaniel is making serious strides in solid foods, and just today he got up the first four steps of our (steep!) ground-floor … Continue reading →

The other day I made cornbread, knowing that a) Katherine would love it b) it was good food for her (I cut down on the sugar, and combined the cornmeal with ww flour) c) it would make an incredible mess … Continue reading →

Recently the kids seem to be able to reach all sorts of things that used to be (and, in my mind, still should be) out of reach.  Katherine now has to duck when I open the upper bathroom cupboard; when … Continue reading →