We’ve been watching westerns from the 1950s on Netflix, particularly Roy Rogers films. Yesterday, after I had laid Clara down for her afternoon nap, I made some peanut butter popcorn and settled in on the couch with the boys to watch Twilight in the Sierras (1950). I dozed off, and when I woke I asked Simon to catch […]
High on the boys’ to-do list today was a snowball fight on the balcony. As it happened, they more threw snowballs off the balcony, trying to hit various targets — all the better, as far as I am concerned. Clara gleefully watched and stayed nice and dry inside.
For all his low-key laid-back evenness in everyday life, Ian nonetheless has quite the knack (through no real fault of his own) for requiring dramatic trips to the ER — twice now we’ve taken him, and both times away from home. The end of this day’s story is that he is perfectly okay now, and […]
What is your favorite color? Brown Who is your best friend? Rowan What do you want to be when you grow up? A firefighter What is your favorite animal? Camel What is your favorite book? The Grumpy Old Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) What do you like to do with your family? Go down the slide at Daddy’s office What […]
The boys have been begging to have a snowball fight. I’m not sure Ian knew what he was getting into. It ended with a snowball in his face (an accident). DPP pics from past years: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
I take photos of my three kids almost every day and of other people (and places and things) when I get a chance. I love to travel. I quilt and read and organize with great passion and in bursts of creativity and motivation with long (sometimes years-long) breaks in between kicks. I like cooking better than baking. Read More...
