Monthly Archives: November 2011

A better night of sleep (thank you, Nathaniel!) and the start of a new week have already helped matters.  There are three kinds of hummus in our fridge (chipotle, kale-chipotle, and beet, thanks to Sydney), several kinds of cheese, and … Continue reading →

I admit that I felt the lack of holiday spirit around here this past week.  I know that Thanksgiving is a North American holiday, and that I should not expect the rest of the world to fall in step, but, … Continue reading →

The new activity around here — Nathaniel heads for the stairs every time he sees a chance:

Today I explained to Katherine that she couldn’t have any more bananas.  After she looked to the fruit bowl to confirm that they were indeed all gone, she simply said, “No walk in park.  Go grocery store and buy bananas.” … Continue reading →

Onward and upward . . . all 24 pounds of him. Erin

Erin

Erin

Last night, in what has become a common evening affair after Katherine goes to bed, Sydney and I sat on the floor, watching Nathaniel play.  He’s just a delight: smiley, curious, and incredibly round (he doesn’t fall down so much … Continue reading →

We’ve been working with Katherine on her letters, but we have very different teaching styles.  I try to speak very slowly and carefully, working with words and objects that Katherine already knows.  “‘V’ is for ‘vacuum!’  ‘I’ is for ‘ice … Continue reading →

Yesterday, after a search of the house, we finally put the question to Katherine, since she is often very helpful about finding mislaid objects.  “Katherine, have you seen Dada’s watch?” Instead of running off to check her favorite hiding spots, … Continue reading →