Author Archives: Erin

Out of necessity, Sydney and I have been “covering” for each other a bit in the past few weeks.  He helped me carve out time to prepare for a job interview, and now it’s my turn to help him find … Continue reading →

I’m probably jumping the gun a bit, but I’m already looking forward to the dissertation defense in late September/early October.  The addition of a second small child and a transatlantic flight have made my getting to Ithaca to defend a … Continue reading →

Nathaniel had me up early, but then finally settled in for an hour-long nap before I had to get up.  Good snuggling. I was out the door for an interview at one of the colleges, in suit, heels, and pearls.  … Continue reading →

After watching much of North America wilt under heat waves in the past week I’m wondering if we will survive our trips home.  Our warm weather earlier this spring has given way to mid-sixties days that, though lovely, have me … Continue reading →

I sincerely hope that I don’t sound like this when I read aloud.  Surely my students would have mentioned it: And Nathaniel, asleep.  I have to say, we haven’t seen a lot of that recently.  Given how he goes after … Continue reading →

Last week a friend asked if Sydney and I subscribe to any particular parenting methodology.  That gave me some pause, since I don’t doubt that we have particular goals in our minds, even if they don’t fall neatly under particular … Continue reading →

This morning I was escorting Katherine up to the top floor to play, since Nathaniel was sleeping in her crib.  As we climbed past the first floor Katherine turned to me, put her finger up to her lips, and said, … Continue reading →

Lisa brought shirts for the kids when she visited this week.  Perhaps she knew that neither Sydney nor I have loyalties to particular sports teams, so our kids were up for grabs!  Can you guess her hometown?  Katherine modeled both … Continue reading →

Eight months into our English experience, Oxford feels very much like home.  That is particularly odd to me because 1) I don’t have a job that ties me to the town or to the university 2) we haven’t made a … Continue reading →