A snapshot of yesterday, which was a sick day for the twins and Nate.I took this picture last night, when the kids were ready for bed at 6:30…
Continue ReadingThis post is really about Catie and Sam, but I thought this picture, snapped this weekend, was a good illustration for the concept of Too Big, Too Little.A…
Continue ReadingFall weather (sweater weather, as the big kids call it…sock weather for Nate who’s amazed by these new additions to his toes) has finally arrived.With the cooler temperatures,…
Continue ReadingA friend of ours has learned how to ride a unicycle. On Halloween he dressed in a green morph suit with a green afro wig and rode through…
Continue ReadingFor weeks I’ve been meaning to write about Elisabeth’s name change. But every time I sit down to blog, a more pressing subject is, well, more pressing.Really important…
Continue ReadingThis morning has all the qualities of a good (horrific) hangover: Regret: (WHY did we let the kids stay up so late? They’re tired and whiny and not…
Continue ReadingOkay, so this swamp isn’t smack-dab in our backyard, but it’s close. Sometimes too close when I imagine the alligators that live in here…and how this swamp is…
Continue ReadingWhere has the week gone?It’s already Friday and still more pumpkin posts to go. This one (with our NINE LETTER NAMED daughter) will have to wait for tomorrow.…
Continue ReadingLast week we had parent conferences with Sam’s teacher. She told us that Sam was a “good communicator.” That he is. He loves to chat with anyone. His…
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