Monthly Archives: August 2012

Yesterday the kids and I were about to start cooking breakfast when Katherine suddenly said, “A slug!”  I followed her pointing finger to a little brown slug stuck right to the front of my oven, in the middle of my … Continue reading →

While Sydney and Katherine were away, Nathaniel and I had a chance to spend whole mornings out for walks on our favorite routes.  So that I can remember them in future years, and so that you can see some of … Continue reading →

It’s all about the socks. Erin

Erin

And currently the house is quiet.  We’re about an hour into our first attempt at getting them to sleep in the same room.  So far, no sleep, but also no major tantrums.  Let the games begin. Erin

– Sydney and Katherine will be back in the UK on Wednesday after a month in Nova Scotia.  Judging from my conversations with them, the rain and the cool temperatures here will be a shock to their systems.  Katherine, in … Continue reading →

Katherine helping Grandmother Penner clean garlic:

Nathaniel and I have been out for walks at least once, usually twice, a day.  Although I’m now living right in the middle of town, four years of motherhood has helped me adjust to the idea of just throwing on … Continue reading →

I just got an email from Heidi (frequently commenter here and my best friend since, oh, fifth grade).  She and her husband are moving to Chicago from DC, so she’s applied, through her current job, for a job doing similar … Continue reading →

I had very good intentions: while Sydney and Katherine were gone I was going to make an extra effort to take and upload pictures of Nathaniel, in part to help the grandmothers (neither of whom has seen him in person … Continue reading →