Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 8th, 2012
What, you thought I might have something to say about a weekend that featured a Passover seder Saturday night and Easter lunch the next day? That perhaps I might want to ruminate on the deeper meaning of my step-mother sneaking up on my front porch to drop off an Easter basket at the same time […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 6th, 2012
We’ve arrived at a rite of passage in our house that I can’t quite put a name on. I don’t know if we’re de-child-proofing or un-child-proofing, but either way the last remaining gates and latches that served as protective devices and/or obstacles have come down. Simultaneously, and not coincidentally, my attic of baby and toddler […]
Simon’s bout with the stomach bug, which began the evening of Matt’s birthday, seems to have ebbed today. Yesterday was a rough day, but it did result in an endearing line. When I went to tuck him into bed, Simon offered me the following advice: “No good night kiss tonight, Mama. Not on the lips. […]
Posting got a bit sparse at the end of March on account of all the family drama already posted about and then the last 8 days being tied up with KIP’s annual fundraiser and my finishing an all-consuming editing project. April wasn’t scheduled to start off much calmer. Today was to begin with a trial […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Mar 27th, 2012
There are a few fun things Simon has said or done that I haven’t the time or energy to fully flesh out. The annual KIP fundraiser was Saturday (for which I ran check-out and helped plan and for which Matt assembled and rehearsed with a band), I’m wrapping a seemingly endless freelance project, and both […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 23rd, 2012
So Matt and Simon are in the car heading to Graeter’s for some ice cream. Prince comes on. Matt sets up the song: “Oh Simon, you’ll like this one. It’s about a number, 1999.” Simon ponders this information: “1999? That’s what everything costs on TV!” This fascinating coincidence aside, the young Mr. Whitworth is following […]
There is one, thankfully. But getting there is going to take a little explanation. I haven’t blogged much about Ashul* this year because I’ve been worried about her and didn’t think it appropriate to discuss someone else’s child in those terms. The cause for concern has been her language development, specifically her expressive (spoken) language. […]
Not to be outdone in the week’s misery index, or determined to start off next week’s with a bang, Matt has come down with a case of shingles. For those keeping score at home, that puts us at one crown (Simon), three car repairs (all on the Camry), one sinus infection (me), three skin biopsies […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 16th, 2012
I do not now and never have liked going to the dentist. The X-ray bite-wings don’t fit in my mouth, any dental work leaves my jaw aching and my lips cracked and bleeding, and I frequently have plaque build-up and inflamed gums despite near perfect dental hygiene. In fact, I dread the inevitable lectures about […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Uncategorized on Mar 14th, 2012
Non-hypothetical question of the day; pretend like this is a word problem in math class: Given one house, two drivers, and two cars, solve for the following: Person A has to pick up Agotich 4 miles from house and get her to preschool by 9:00 a.m. Person B has to drive Simon to school by […]