Monthly Archives: August 2009

I decided to delete my facebook account today.  I don’t do much on it, but kept it open to keep track of friends who don’t regularly send out Christmas cards or keep me apprised of addresses when they move.  But … Continue reading →

Katherine’s new thing is learning about all the different sounds she can make with her mouth.  The wet buzzing of lips is something she’ll do for hours at a time (with a look of fierce concentration).  If we’re not careful … Continue reading →

After four hours, two trips to the post office, nearly a hundred dollars, and a lot of standing in line, we have now submitted the paperwork for Katherine’s passport.  She, naturally, remained sunny throughout the whole affair while her parents … Continue reading →

Many thanks for the birthday wishes (by phone, facebook, email, card).  I now have one more year separating me from my students. Sydney began the morning by telling me we’d be taking the day off.  We had a nice, leisurely … Continue reading →

Katherine is currently enjoying her first afternoon playing with Jenny Pastor, a good friend who will be babysitting one afternoon a week for us.  I asked Sydney as we pulled out of the driveway, “I’m supposed to cry now, right?”  … Continue reading →

Life as we know it has ended.  They always say that to you when you have a baby, but I had a sneaking suspicion that the life-ending comes a bit later, when your child begins to be mobile.  Until just … Continue reading →

We took a hike in Watkins Glen about a month ago.  Even after living in Ithaca for four years, I’m still amazed at the beauty of some of the parks in the area. I hope you took note of the … Continue reading →

Good: Mowing the lawn before the thunderstorms hit. Bad: Choosing to do so in Sydney’s too-big sneakers while the grass on our steep hillsides is a bit wet and very slippery. The combination made for some sliding and smothered muttering … Continue reading →

Hot days are one thing.  Hot nights are another.  After a week of nights in the seventies and humidity that makes even the furniture sweat, we’re finding ourselves dragging.  Katherine has not been keen on this, either: she didn’t nap … Continue reading →