Monthly Archives: March 2010

In the past two weeks Sydney and I have bought three sets of plane tickets . . . and we’re not done yet. We’ll see whether or not this turns out to be a good idea, but I signed up … Continue reading →

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Katherine’s new skill, the one that now requires nonstop practice, is holding multiple objects at once: And, as usual, it just really is not acceptable for Mommy to be in the bathroom all by herself!

Several times recently we’ve found Katherine transfixed by something on the carpet–and we’ve only just caught her before she put the ladybug in her mouth.  And, I’ll admit, there have been many times when we haven’t caught her in time.  … Continue reading →

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc53UPMZk4k&rel=0] I’m having a hard time getting far enough away from her to get a proper shot.  It’s a small house! Erin

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Never give me hot peppers to work with.  Today, having just minced a jalapeno, I sat down to my computer to work while the carrot latkes were baking and the jalapeno-lime-apple salsa was waiting (one of Sydney’s best recipe finds)–and … Continue reading →

According to a NYTimes piece, the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind law requires that “every American child reach proficiency in reading and math.” I don’t know much about the law so I don’t know how proficiency gets defined or … Continue reading →

Moving to England on our budget will mean leaving many of our things behind in storage.  So as I move around the house I’m compiling lists of things to donate, store, ship, or give to either sets of our parents.  … Continue reading →