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Erin

Erin

Late last night, as I was staring down yet another bad night of sleep with busy little Nathaniel, I decided it was time to wean him from his pacifier, as a first step to getting him to sleep on his … Continue reading →

Our Valentine’s Day (or series of days) was pretty low-key.  Sydney is the holiday humbug in the family, but there is something about being surrounded by slow-moving PDA couples (this is a college town, after all) on the street that … Continue reading →

I often get asked for directions when I’m out walking with the kids, so I’ve gotten used to being approached by strange people with cameras.  This one had me stumped, though: Young Asian woman: “Can you direct me to Oxford … Continue reading →

Exactly one year ago, I was crawling up the stairs to get Sydney so that we could go to the hospital, from which we’d just returned (via a lovely walk through the parks) after a checkup.  I was, frankly, quite … Continue reading →

What color are my eyes?  Please use the picture from the previous post, as best you can what with the swollen eyelid and all. Sydney and I have had a lot of disagreements over color in our relationship, and we … Continue reading →

The weapon: The culprit: The result:

I was having a bit of fun with Katherine this morning, using the recent snowfall as my prop.  (Incidentally, this is our second “snowfall,” a term that stays in quotes for me because it’s gone the next day, broken down … Continue reading →

Sydney arrived late last night, a bit worn out from long lines at the border and a flurry of activity at the airport in Copenhagen (he said half the flights to London were canceled).  We took a nice loop around … Continue reading →