Newsflash

Breaking News… Breaking News… Breaking News… Breaking News… Breaking News… Breaking News… I’m going to go out on a limb, CNN-post-Supreme-Court-Obamacare-decision-style, and declare Jacob OFFICIALLY POTTY TRAINED.  Sure, I’m tempting fate.  But I just ate a chocolate chip cookie and I’m feeling daring. He jumps up and heads to the…

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Agua

When I was little, I remember my mom worrying that my brother might have diabetes because the kid was constantly glugging down water.  It turned out he was just thirsty. Lately, it’s crossed my mind with Nake.  I just spent more than a week where I must have heard the…

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Issue Essay

When I was in sixth grade, Mr. Post would have us pound out these papers he called “issue essays.”  The point was essentially to show both sides of the topic; proponents and opponents factually and equitably represented.  It’s been a few years since I authored a grammar school issue essay,…

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Happy Hour

I’ll never forget when Jacob was maybe 18 months old, we were driving in the car and James exclaims, “You won’t believe it.  Jakey has leg hair!” It was true.  Our little chubby baby was growing into his big boy legs. Then maybe about six months ago, we’re riding in…

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Confucius Says

Tuesday night we ate Chinese take-out.  We were gone all weekend and so the food emergency continues… Jacob’s fortune cookie read: Focus your attention. Nathaniel’s fortune cookie read: Give yourself some peace and quiet for at least a few hours. Technically it said “quite” instead of “quiet,” but still… uncanny,…

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