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The new activity around here — Nathaniel heads for the stairs every time he sees a chance:

Today I explained to Katherine that she couldn’t have any more bananas.  After she looked to the fruit bowl to confirm that they were indeed all gone, she simply said, “No walk in park.  Go grocery store and buy bananas.” … Continue reading →

Onward and upward . . . all 24 pounds of him. Erin

Erin

Erin

Last night, in what has become a common evening affair after Katherine goes to bed, Sydney and I sat on the floor, watching Nathaniel play.  He’s just a delight: smiley, curious, and incredibly round (he doesn’t fall down so much … Continue reading →

We’ve been working with Katherine on her letters, but we have very different teaching styles.  I try to speak very slowly and carefully, working with words and objects that Katherine already knows.  “‘V’ is for ‘vacuum!’  ‘I’ is for ‘ice … Continue reading →

Yesterday, after a search of the house, we finally put the question to Katherine, since she is often very helpful about finding mislaid objects.  “Katherine, have you seen Dada’s watch?” Instead of running off to check her favorite hiding spots, … Continue reading →

The last several days have been interesting.  On Saturday I took the bus into town to meet my college roommate, Lisa, who was visiting from Switzerland.  I swapped job applications, diaper changes, and grocery runs for a day of reading … Continue reading →

In an article on why science and math students often change majors to other disciplines: “The latest research also suggests that there could be more subtle problems at work, like the proliferation of grade inflation in the humanities and social … Continue reading →