Monthly Archives: December 2009

We made it down to Philly, where Sydney caught a train to NYC.  The report from him thus far goes something like: “There are a lot of people in Times Square.  Why the philosophers chose to have the conference here, … Continue reading →

Our house is in a flurry as we all get ready to go to conferences tomorrow.  All four of us (Mom, Sydney, Katherine, and me) will drive down to Philadelphia, where we’ll park the car and take a train into … Continue reading →

Mom flew in yesterday to spend Christmas with us and take care of Katherine while I’m interviewing next week.  Katherine hasn’t yet realized the trouble she’s in (a visiting grandma whose sole project is to play with her?  she won’t … Continue reading →

Katherine has basically one objective these days: to stand. The only point to crawling is to get to a place where she can pull herself up. And she has become quite concerned about falling, so here she’s ensuring that won’t … Continue reading →

Lest you be horrified at the compost scene . . . well, I can’t help you.  But it was fresh compost!  And where was I?  Standing next to Katherine, washing dishes as she slipped behind me and started her mischief. … Continue reading →

Maybe with enough habituation, Erin will let me make messes, too. Sydney

Yesterday, after our weekend away, I had to rewrite a writing sample for a school that requested more materials from me.  One day in which to rewrite a 25-page section of my dissertation chapter.  Oops.  Sydney was an angel: he … Continue reading →

Despite the craziness of the King of Prussia Mall (seriously, it took us two hours to wade through Macy’s), the sleepless night with Katherine in a hotel room, and the icy roads all the way home today, we did indeed … Continue reading →

Thanks to the help of Christi and Sydney, I’ve gone out for short walks the last three days while leaving Katherine at home.  It’s suddenly gotten a lot like winter is supposed to get (bitter, windy, cold), and I’m not … Continue reading →