Author Archives: fustianist

Although we spent an hour stuck in traffic in Montreal we made it home by eight last night.  Katherine gave us pretty decent sleep, so we’re gearing up to tackle the next things on our schedule this fall–and don’t worry: … Continue reading →

Lack of sleep notwithstanding, I did make it through my talk yesterday and it went perfectly well.  Although I had struggled to nail down a point of interpretation for myself all week, the fact that I was drawing on my … Continue reading →

We thought we’d been slowly working on improving Katherine’s sleep habits after they took a nosedive about a month ago (due, our doctor said, most likely to growth spurt, developmental changes, and that sort of thing).  But last night we … Continue reading →

We arrived in Montreal an hour or so ago. Katherine likes looking out the floor-to-ceiling window and watching the cars drive by below us. She also would clearly like to jump out the window. At some point she’s going to … Continue reading →

We’re headed to Montreal for the weekend.  Although I would love to visit the famous botanical gardens and try out my French, I’m afraid I will, most likely, spend my entire stay in one downtown hotel, listening to and giving … Continue reading →

Sydney’s idea of comfort when I start to do a mommy-worry: “Stop worrying.  There may be something to worry about, but there’s no rational reason to worry.” Thanks, Honey.  Very reassuring. Erin

Anybody know what a “racially visible group” is? Sydney

Life is comprised–at the moment–of job search stuff, teaching prep, occasional dashes at dissertation work, final garden clean-up, and, of course, Katherine play.  So you won’t hear much from us until that scene changes. But on Thursday we’re going to … Continue reading →

In Katherine’s new teething stage she’s taken a liking not only to spoons, but to books.  She’s lunged after Sydney library hardcovers more than once, and he’s starting to get worried about this new fascination–particularly when combined with her developing … Continue reading →

Katherine has kept us from sleep for the past week.  As in, waking up crying every two hours or less.  We have gotten pretty sunken-eyed and I started wondering whether she was deliberately trying to hijack my job applications (all … Continue reading →