Monthly Archives: December 2011

This might be the first trip in a long time for which we didn’t send Sydney off sick or get him back sick, so we’re very grateful.  We have him for about a week-and-a-half before we send him off again, … Continue reading →

Feeding one little bird inevitably incites hunger in the other, so I’ve started lining the kids up in chairs and spooning food into one mouth, and then the other.  This has some good consequences: if I can get one to … Continue reading →

Less than a day after submitting my finished dissertation, I got an email letting me know that it passed format review, and that three of my four advisors had already signed off on it.  So . . . I think … Continue reading →

Today has been muuuuuch better than yesterday, with sleep for all, non-picky eaters, and a nice morning walk in the park.  Given that the local groceries are filling their freezers with turkeys, rather than fruit, I took the opportunity to … Continue reading →

. . . and then there are days like this one.  Katherine made ominous thumping sounds and shrieks all through Nathaniel’s naptime, and he started awake with a howl just after she finally got to sleep.  So much for napping. … Continue reading →

Sydney has been a bit worried about leaving for his conferences, since I have been really struggling with fatigue recently, but thus far things are going smoothly. Nathaniel has been sleeping really lightly when he naps, so Sydney’s been working … Continue reading →

I embarrassed an Englishman the other day.  An Englishwoman, actually.  I’d been standing next to a stunning blonde in choir for a few weeks, and Tuesday, when we were all dolled up for our dress rehearsal, she looked amazing, and … Continue reading →

We’re not planning on exchanging gifts for Christmas this year (though Sydney and I may treat each other to a lemon juicer and a potato masher), but I do like this idea, from Dear Amy, for a small treat for … Continue reading →

Yesterday there was half of a casserole heating in the oven when I left the house.  I was astonished to find the casserole completely gone when I returned.  Sydney said that he’d had some of it, but that both kids … Continue reading →

Last night Sydney and I were playing with Nathaniel, waiting until he’d settle down to sleep, when he took his first steps.  He let go of us several times, trying out his balance, and then he started adding in a … Continue reading →