general familial update

Mea culpa for the absence. My body has not enjoyed pregnancy near as much this time around, so for the last month or so I have been fighting the Virus of Death. I finally got rid of it a few weeks ago, but now I have strept throat. Again. The doctors keep telling me my […]

christmastime for tacos

At Christmas last year Lydia was not yet mobile so I had no far for all my Christmas trimmings and trappings. This year, however, I had a great anxiety about how the now-running Lydia would behave with the tree. After all, it’s practically a toy-laden conifer in the eyes of a toddler. When the tree […]

the tree, 2009

I give you The Tree, 2009: Lights: 2600 total, tied for last year Lydia: surprisingly has shown a healthy respect for the tree thus far; she knows not to touch it — she just gets a kick out of naming what all the ornaments are Cats: had been at their BEST behavior until the first […]

*point*

The other weekend we visited the zoo with our friends and their son, Syon. This was Lydia’s third trip to the zoo and her most enjoyable time there yet. The moment we arrived she began pointing out all the interesting things to us. Now that she’s walking she was much less willing to sit in […]