Monthly Archives: November 2013

This Thanksgiving finds us alone in our house, with Sydney and Erin taking turns lying down as we work through nasty colds.  Not quite the Thanksgiving we had been hoping for (which would be low-key family time with lots of … Continue reading →

He’s a funny one.  When we’ve disciplined him recently he’s started attempting to retort; if you punish me, I’ll punish you, he seems to think.  His zingers have included: “If you send me to my room . . . I’m, … Continue reading →

After Heidi’s visit we had a flurry of activity in our house. My parents came to stay with us for a bit, fully expecting me to largely ignore them so that I can keep up with my students, and seemingly … Continue reading →

As the children sit on opposite sides of a puddle of Legos: K: “Maybe we should play together someday.” N: “That would be good.” K: “Yeah, definitely.” Then they resumed swapping pieces, showing each other their building projects, and trying … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, my friend Heidi drove down from Chicago to spend the weekend with our family.  She and I have spent most of our post-high-school life in different parts of the country or, twice, in different countries, so … Continue reading →