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And currently the house is quiet.  We’re about an hour into our first attempt at getting them to sleep in the same room.  So far, no sleep, but also no major tantrums.  Let the games begin. Erin

– Sydney and Katherine will be back in the UK on Wednesday after a month in Nova Scotia.  Judging from my conversations with them, the rain and the cool temperatures here will be a shock to their systems.  Katherine, in … Continue reading →

Katherine helping Grandmother Penner clean garlic:

Nathaniel and I have been out for walks at least once, usually twice, a day.  Although I’m now living right in the middle of town, four years of motherhood has helped me adjust to the idea of just throwing on … Continue reading →

I just got an email from Heidi (frequently commenter here and my best friend since, oh, fifth grade).  She and her husband are moving to Chicago from DC, so she’s applied, through her current job, for a job doing similar … Continue reading →

I had very good intentions: while Sydney and Katherine were gone I was going to make an extra effort to take and upload pictures of Nathaniel, in part to help the grandmothers (neither of whom has seen him in person … Continue reading →

This morning my mailman greeted me with, “Ahh, the gospel singer.”  Apparently he’d been at the concert earlier this month and recognized me.  I am reminded once again that Oxford is a small town.  Thankfully, I grew up in a … Continue reading →

One of my favorite places to take Nathaniel to play is the grove of 130-year-old Sequoias in the University Parks.  He loves the sequoias’ cones, and I love seeing such a tiny (big ever-growing) little boy under such mammoth trees.  … Continue reading →

One second to snap a photo with the flash: Another for him to look up, intrigued by the flash: And then he sees the camera, gets excited, and it’s all over. Yes, my son is sitting in a saucepan, holding … Continue reading →

We’ve seen some interesting behavior since coming to Oxford, partly because we look on things with foreigners’ eyes, and partly because Oxford gets a lot of visitors from all over the world.  Oh, and also because Britons sometimes act a … Continue reading →