Monthly Archives: September 2012

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

[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 →

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 →

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 →