My brother and his wife have a baby. Predictably, I turn into a sap.
Category Archives: Meet the Fam
Cassidy is 6. In Other News, I Am Old.
Cassidy turns 6, I feel old, and a secret is revealed.
Some Thoughts on Parenting
Yesterday Cassidy turned four.It hardly seems possible.My darling girl, my wild child. Trouble incarnate. As nearly opposite to myself as seems humanly possible,Cass is perpetually filled with such joy and laughterthat she can hardly keep it contained. It bubbles forthand touches everyone around her. She makes me believe that perhaps,I am doing something right. So…
Today Was a Big Day
First we had Cassidy’s End-of-Year Picnic. Then we went to the store to purchase copious amounts of flour, sugar, butter, and vanilla for the Great American Bake Sale. (More on that tomorrow.) Then Cassidy had her photo taken by a photographer from the News Journal. She cleaned that window for fifteen minutes. AND she got…
Happy Mother’s Day to All
And to all a good night. The best Mother’s Day present of all? A family who allows and indulges my need to be silly, and who will be silly with me, even if it is soooo uncool to pose with Mommy’s hats on, while she figures out how to use the ten-second delay. “Few misfortunes…
My Haircut by Jake
This is what I looked like yesterday. Then I threw a rock at a birdhouse my brother got at Ag Day. There weren’t birds in it thank God. My dad said this was the last straw. This is what happens when you throw rocks at our house.Bridget, I blame you.My sister was not allowed to…
I Support Heifer International (by Maverick)
I sent 3 weeks allowance to Heifer International for people to have better food and better lives. I read in the newspaper that some people can’t afford bread. Donating my allowance made me feel good because I’m doing something for someone else.
Defining our Terms
What Does It Mean to be Simple?Jacob: Living simply is a lot like being green. Making your life easy. If you don’t buy a lot of stuff you don’t have as much stuff to recycle or throw away. Maverick: Reduce. Jacob and Maverick: Not fighting. Maverick: Keep your room clean so you don’t have to…
