Though she’s walking (walking!) in this picture, I have a one-year-old who, as of late, requires being in my arms for 98% of the day, and within touching vicinity the other 2%. Which is fine… admittedly tiring, but fine. If that’s what she needs then I’m happy to give it to her. It just means …
Monthly Archive: March 2009
Mar 16
(More) Adventures in Geocaching
We’ve been a little too housebound. We’ve been sick with various ailments recently, and Everett was diagnosed with strep throat on Friday. On Saturday, no one wanted to hang around at home – including Everett, who felt much better after a good night’s sleep and his first two doses of antibiotics – so we headed …
Mar 11
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack
Last night was Paxton’s first game of the season. He was so excited to be playing again, and got two huge hits – one a pop fly out to center field, and the other a foul ball that may or may not have hit one of the other parent’s cars. We were all disappointed that …
Mar 10
Exploring Arizona
I love Arizona. I’m especially loving Arizona today, as I listen to all my friends back east complain about the time change (Arizona doesn’t do a time change). I’m also especially loving it for the beautiful weather, again at a time when New England is still getting brutalized with snow. Perhaps my favorite thing about …
Mar 02
FLYLADY (or, what I’ve learned from my shiny sink)
Flylady goes against everything in my nature. For one thing, I don’t like being told what to do, so a schedule of any kind (especially one that has me doing housework every day) brings out my inner petulant child. Second, as much as I love having a clean house and thrive when things are organized, …
Mar 01
Spencer and the Arrow of Light
This weekend was Spencer’s Blue and Gold dinner banquet, the night he received his Arrow of Light – the highest achievement in Cub Scouting – and officially graduated as a Cub. Here he is standing onstage with his den Shooting his flaming arrow With the parents Checking out his plaque. They are beautiful… Decorated arrows, …
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