I woke up yesterday morning with one thought continually running through my head: “Oh my God, she’s five. Five! Why is she five?!” Five seems such a big number. Five is bicycles and reading. It is glue sticks, scissors, and paint. Will Lydia be able to handle all that? Of course she can. Lydia has […]
Category Archives: family
september something something
Today is my niece Elizabeth’s fourth birthday! We all celebrated this past weekend with a party throw-down. Elizabeth got an awesome swing-set, as you can see here. Happy Birthday, lady!
meltdown
My sweet Sam. He can be so loving, so happy, so excited about life. He loves to give hugs and kisses to everyone in the family, including his Bear. He is beginning to speak very well, and will parrot back anything you say to him. Usually, Sam seems like a pretty happy-go-lucky type of boy. […]
Christmas Eve 2011
Times Cats Have Eaten Tree and Barfed: 6, 7, 20?? Times Cats Have Eaten Bits of Present Wrapping and Barfed: 0 Presents Children Have Opened: 0.5 (caught in the act) Presents Children Have Found:1 Ornaments Children Have Broken: 0
bottomless pit
Last night we all had a chance to head out to eat. We chose a lovely Mexican restaurant due to its speed and willingness of the children to eat there. Sam was showing signs of ravenousness as I handed him chips so I had the waiter bring him out a plate before the rest of […]
septembre vingt-sixième
Ma nièce s’allume trois ans aujourd’hui. Joyeux anniversaire, Elizabeth!
no more moon pies
Last week Sam had his checkup with the friendly neighborhood allergist. The doctor got to hear my roaring tale of Our Vacation: Amoxicillin Reaction Blues. I also pointed out this funny little rash Sam had picked up over the past month. It has seemed like dry skin to me, so I have been slathering the […]
three year old taco
She’s what? Three? Really?? Time flies when you’re laughing with a little brother. Of course, she corrected me the other day. She told me she wants to be ten. She has the attitude for it. I don’t think I ever got around to mentioning it, but Lydia had her very first haircut this past year. […]
no vacation goes unpunished
I try to be witty about these things sometimes. I try to be a good writer and spin a great tale, but I do my best if I start my stories at the beginning and just tell them out as they have happened. I’m a chronological writer. The problem with this story is there are […]
mr roboto
Though Sam has a few more days before he is officially one year old (Oh my god, it’s been a whole year?!), we had his First Birthday Party this past Saturday. Having it the week before helps push it just that much further from his sister’s party; plus, it’s a three-day weekend! I will be […]