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“Katherine, you had a pretty hard fall at the playground.  Is your mouth feeling better?” “Not just yet.  It will feel better in . . . maybe in four months.” “Four months?” “Yeah.  Like, half a day.” “Four months or … Continue reading →

My days with the kids tend to fall into one of two camps: giddy, picturesque adventures with much imagination and exercise, or prolonged battles and whines that leave all of us exhausted.  Sydney has been gone two days, and we’ve … Continue reading →

Early tomorrow morning Sydney will catch a flight to Ithaca, where he’ll be giving a paper at a conference later this week.  He is, as you might expect, working furiously to get the logistics taken care of and the paper … Continue reading →

– Although Katherine appears to be standing in the middle of a prairie, she is, in fact, standing in our back yard.  The guy who mows the college properties appeared about a month ago (when it was raining incessantly), saw … Continue reading →

I would love to be the voice for audio books.  I have listened to very few audio books, and I have a fierce devotion to books as printed text on paper, but my fancy is taken by the thought of many … Continue reading →

Life has been a bit like the weather around here recently: a smattering of rain and clouds each day, but with bits of sunshine and bliss whenever and wherever you least expect them.  Sydney’s gearing up for another conference presentation, … Continue reading →

I was recently given a pass for two free swimming sessions at a local pool, so I took the opportunity to get the kids some swimsuits and introduce them to something bigger than our bathtub.  Unfortunately, the pool close to … Continue reading →

Trying to inflate the air mattress: Dragging around my laptop bag: The vacuum cleaner: And weightlifting. For a while he was very impressively holding it above his head in one hand, but it came down the instant he saw the … Continue reading →

On our way to a new playground, two miles from our home, I asked Katherine to get out and walk, rather than make me push a fully-loaded stroller up an interminable hill.  She dutifully joined me, holding tightly to the … Continue reading →