Monthly Archives: April 2010

I think we reached a major milestone today: Katherine’s wooden blocks were scattered all over the room, but, as you can see below, they no longer are. All but two of them are in the trailer in which they belong. … Continue reading →

Sydney’s had a very busy week, with a slew of grading and conferences with students, followed by a weekend conference at Cornell in which he’s making a presentation.  As Katherine and I have been making our own fun without him, … Continue reading →

After what seemed like a long winter of keeping Katherine inside, we’re now showing her a bit more of the world outside.  Since the chickens have taken over the lawn outside our door, we roam a bit farther for our … Continue reading →

A Bar-tailed Godwit with an implanted satellite transmitter was tracked flying nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand. It flew 7,250 miles over eight days with no food, water, or sleep. How something this size can store enough energy for such … Continue reading →

I love having the government look at our taxes.  They audited us our first year here, when we had H&R Block do our taxes, and they dug up some job we’d forgotten we had and then proceeded to give us … Continue reading →

Katherine was on the whiny side for most of the day. Until I spat out some popcorn kernels that hadn’t popped. This was clearly the funniest thing she has seen yet in her year of life. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_z3QQCmr8&rel=0] I would, incidentally, … Continue reading →

As Katherine gets stronger and (if possible) more reckless, I’ve come to dread hearing Sydney say, “Katherine has a new trick . . .”  I’ve learned that Katherine has been hounding the cat, eating cat food/books/plastic, trying to jump off … Continue reading →

Sydney watched Katherine last night as she tried to climb over the storage-bin tower we’d constructed in front of the cat food.  “By the end of the week she’ll be climbing onto the bins, and then we’re really going to … Continue reading →

I took Katherine in for her one-year checkup today.  Healthy as a horse, as if we didn’t know.  I love that our doctor has four kids; although, technically, the parents’ not sleeping because baby’s teething is not a medical issue, … Continue reading →

Today we had a great day.  Sydney and Milton went out for brunch at Thai Cuisine and tasted delicious and unusual dishes, one after another.  I stayed home with Katherine while she napped, enjoying some quiet time in which to … Continue reading →