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He’s a funny one.  When we’ve disciplined him recently he’s started attempting to retort; if you punish me, I’ll punish you, he seems to think.  His zingers have included: “If you send me to my room . . . I’m, … Continue reading →

After Heidi’s visit we had a flurry of activity in our house. My parents came to stay with us for a bit, fully expecting me to largely ignore them so that I can keep up with my students, and seemingly … Continue reading →

As the children sit on opposite sides of a puddle of Legos: K: “Maybe we should play together someday.” N: “That would be good.” K: “Yeah, definitely.” Then they resumed swapping pieces, showing each other their building projects, and trying … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, my friend Heidi drove down from Chicago to spend the weekend with our family.  She and I have spent most of our post-high-school life in different parts of the country or, twice, in different countries, so … Continue reading →

As we get settled into our new lives here, I’m finding that I need to work fairly long days to keep up with my students.  So, the kids and I have done less roaming and running errands together and hunting … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago I took a lovely photo of Katherine chewing on a raw beet. Now it’s Nathaniel’s turn. He has recently really taken to eating raw beet slices. Yellow beets in this case:

She asked me to read the Cinderella book (no, I’m not sure why we have this book).  After we finished, she said she would like to have some glass slippers someday.  When I pointed out that glass might be a … Continue reading →

One of the courses I’m teaching this fall is American Literature, Beginnings to 1865.  I have been a bit nervous about this one, given that early-American literature is not my forte.  It does mean I can’t pull from my old … Continue reading →

As we might have predicted, the shift in country and situation is catching up with our kids, and we’re noticing some serious growth spurts in their language abilities recently.  Which mostly means that they’re frequently funny.  Now that the initial … Continue reading →

Sydney left early this morning for a short trip to Ithaca, since there’s a conference at Cornell that involves some of his favorite philosophers.  He’s arrived safely in Ithaca and is already torn between going straight to campus and stopping … Continue reading →