Monthly Archives: September 2012

All back to normal, or at least as normal as we get around here

I’m back from the conference and, though we’re all very tired, things went well.  For the last three days I’ve been catching an early-morning bus into London, walking half an hour across town to the University of College London, and … Continue reading

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Trying to form some new habits

Well, it’s Wednesday night.  In the past couple of weeks I have put together a paper for the conference I’ll be attending tomorrow, and we’ve somehow all managed to get through it without serious meltdowns, fights, financial distress, or crippling … Continue reading

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The school routine

Katherine and Nathaniel are currently in their second round of we-just-started-nursery-and-whoah-new-germs colds, so our house currently has lots of naps, occasional whiny duets as the kids battle for my lap, and parents who don’t know whether to laugh or cry … Continue reading

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Katherine’s thorough report

Katherine was very excited about nursery all summer, so I was interested to see what she thought of things now that she’s been attending for a couple of weeks. “Katherine, do you like nursery?  Do you like playing there?” “I … Continue reading

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Dawlish Warren, Day Two of the Trip to the Coast

The second day of our vacation was a bit less hurried.  I ordered a big breakfast from the cafe below our apartment, we took a leisurely walk along the same waterfront route we had traveled the previous day, with a … Continue reading

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Over the “starter” week

Last week’s experiment with nursery went well, but the hiccups were in somewhat unexpected places.  Our two-day trip to Devon meant that we spent Tuesday packing/planning instead of working, and by the end of the week the kids were already … Continue reading

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Overheard through the baby monitor

[Rustle, rustle, as the kids wake up from naps] “Goodness.” “Why do you say, ‘goodness’?  Say ‘lamp.’” “Lamp.” [This, I assume, as he’s looking out the window to the streetlamp.  And pointing, getting fingerprints all over my window.] “Say ‘bird.’” … Continue reading

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Trip to Topsham

We are back from our two-day trip to the coast.  I am very glad that I have had a chance to see some of the places Sydney has visited on his birdwatching expeditions, as well as a very different part … Continue reading

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Busy bees

For all my planning and practicing with the kids, we’re still noticing that things got kicked into a higher gear this week.  Today was the first day of nursery, so our day looked like this: – Just before 7am, Erin … Continue reading

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