Monthly Archives: April 2009

Briefs

Our little girl is still changing from one day to the next, but she’s proving to be a big feeder.  Frequency and duration are really picking up.  I need to learn how to duct-tape her to me 🙂  At a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

more of Katherine

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Thank You

We’re home 🙂 This is the first of what I expect will be many one-handed posts!  I just wanted to say thank you for all of the congratulations.    We’ll do our best to get in touch with you all as … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Katherine Birdsong Penner

Born April 10, 2009 at 6:13 in the morning. Weight: 8 lbs., 4 1/2 ozs. The parents think that sleep is undervalued.

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Good reads

“That the man and woman were husband and wife, and the parents of the girl in arms, there could be little doubt.  No other than such relationship would have accounted for the atmosphere of stale familiarity which the trio carried … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Much better this time, Uncle Sam

Last year I submitted my taxes over a month early, only to call and find out that the IRS “hadn’t received them.”  This, though I had proof of delivery from the post office.  Grrr.  So I submitted my taxes a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

You know you’re a dissertating grad student when . . .

it’s about a month from the end of the semester and students writing term papers begin recalling all of “your” library books.  By “your” books I mean the library books that you’ve dutifully accrued over the past year and have … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Please, please call me on it

My favorite argument runs along the following lines: 1) I did x 2) I turned out just fine 3) So doing x can’t be bad! The more parenting reading I run into, the more I encounter this lovely argument.  My … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Gorgeous

It is a gorgeous, 60-degree day here in Ithaca.  Although our yard is still a bit muddy, the crocuses are up, the hyacinths shoots are peeking out of the ground, and the birds are positively raucous.  Thank you, Ithaca! Erin

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Gee, thanks

In a Newsweek article on the rise of cosmetic use and other forms of beauty “maintenance” among young girls and women: “New statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery show that cosmetic- surgery procedures performed on those 18 … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments