Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on May 29th, 2011
In the way of Kentucky, the ram and bull of April and May never quite yielded gentle spring days, heralding instead rain, more rain, still more rain, high winds and downed trees, and more than a few days with winter-like temperatures. Now Memorial Day Weekend has arrived, bringing with it a wall of heat and […]
Posted in Jessica, No Boundaries on May 26th, 2011
It’s twelve days now since my first ever 5K (3.1 miles), and I’ve run an additional 22 miles and counting. I’ve switched now from the No Boundaries Tuesday and Thursday group that met at Fleet Feet to the regular Monday and Wednesday fun run group. This experience has proven to be simultaneously humbling, confidence building, […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on May 24th, 2011
It happened about eleven years earlier than I expected, but last night I found myself getting Simon ready for his first date night out. It was with a teacher, I’ll concede, and she brought her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend, but I’m still counting it as a date. A double-date to be precise. Ms. Tammy […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on May 21st, 2011
It’s both better and worse than I thought. Simon’s weight, that is. This morning he got on the scale again after a few days of more normal eating and drinking and came in at 35.5 pounds. That’s better. Then Matt measured him at 44 inches. I got the same improbable result. If he gains a […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on May 20th, 2011
My guy has always been a long, tall drink of water. Until recently, it wasn’t something I thought much about unless I was staring at a size chart and wishing I could read it on the diagonal. That’s all changed now; I’ve lately found myself reading tips on weight gain and monitoring Simon’s eating with […]
Yesterday morning, my friends Gabriel (AKA Kwai or Akech) and Alek (AKA Mama Agotich) welcomed their second child, a daughter named Anyieth. I’d be happy for them no matter what, but the fact that this baby arrived on my 14th wedding anniversary made it especially sweet. Of course, the more significant circumstance is that this […]
Posted in Jessica, No Boundaries on May 15th, 2011
Don’t blame me for the spelling of “Throo”; I’m just the messenger. Saturday was graduation day for my Spring 2011 No Boundaries Couch to 5K training program, a 5K through Louisville’s zoo and the neighborhood immediately surrounding it. We lucked out weather wise, getting neither the hot and humid weather of the day preceding nor […]
Posted in Little Boy, Matthew, Simon says... on May 11th, 2011
Simon announced he wanted to play basketball tonight, which was an inspired idea, as we play in the cool, cool basement, and today was the hottest, most humid day of the year so far. After a few warm up shots, Simon ran towards the basket for his new lay-up move. BOOM! Simon was down on […]
Two weeks to the hour, the honey bees returned yesterday. In fewer numbers than last time, thankfully, but two or three still manged to get into my dining room and another 3 or 4 sneaked in my basement. That’s no 7 and 20+ like last time, but it’s still more than I’d like. My Google-based […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on May 8th, 2011
Just finished a wonderful Mother’s Day: Brunch with my mom and Evie, a warm and sunny day at long last, the best sweet kugel I’ve ever had compliments of a new cookbook, being awakened by a sweet four-year-old bearing candy, and a good and sweaty run. There were lots of funny moments, but one standout […]