I don’t often feel like I’m being censured by my African friends, even when I wear shorts (children’s clothes) or short skirts (not for married ladies!) in their presence. I think they’ve even washed their hands of my having one child, or perhaps just assume I’m barren and/or planning to adopt. For the most part, […]
Category Archive for 'Jessica'
The What-If Scenario
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Sep 16th, 2011
A few years ago, I spent some time pondering what I called the what-if scenario. Back then, the what-if scenario was my imagined life had I stayed in San Francisco and had Simon there. The what-if-scenario is back, only now it goes like this: What if Simon had a younger brother or sister? By now, […]
Quiet Time
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Sep 12th, 2011
It’s been nuts around here for the last week or so. This weekend, Simon had a swim lesson, two birthday parties, and a preschool fall fair. I also had my Saturday long run and a board meeting. And oh, Matt left town Sunday for a work trip. So mamma is tired. And one way I […]
Privacy Please!
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Sep 8th, 2011
We’ve hit a new milestone in Casa Whitworth, one I didn’t think much about until it arrived. Simon has started to desire privacy. I learned this two weeks ago when he got agitated about changing out of his pajamas with Agotich in the room. At first, I thought he was just stalling for time. Then […]
Underneath, We Are All the Same
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Sep 4th, 2011
We know this, of course, but an occasional reminder is still helpful. Mine came about two weeks ago, during the first of week of school. It was after Agotich’s first day of school, and Simon was excited to go inside her apartment and play for a while after we drove her home. There isn’t much […]
Runners are the Nicest People
Posted in Jessica, No Boundaries on Aug 31st, 2011
Present company excluded perhaps, they really are. It’s now been just shy of six months since I began to run–five months since I ran more than a single mile without stopping. Last Saturday I ran 8, next Saturday I’m scheduled for 9, and this week I’ve gone out twice at the hottest part of the […]
Defying the Taste-Makers
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Aug 29th, 2011
Some time ago, it came to my attention that the fine folks who do market research for places like Kohls and Pottery Barn have zeroed in on demographically specific tastes a bit too accurately for my liking. At that time, I was on the hunt for cute Star Wars pajamas that cost less than $45-$50. […]
Lighten Up
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Aug 27th, 2011
The tone at our house has not matched that of my last post in the slightest. Simon has been on fire, and Thursday night I quickly jotted down some of the funnier things he said before I forgot them all. Most of this was said in the car, on our way to shop for my […]
It was a year ago today that I realized something was amiss with Tristan, a year ago tomorrow that I had to have him put down, and a year ago Saturday that I said goodbye to his adopted brother Percival. A year ago, no one at my house was smiling much. And while I don’t […]
Back in the Routine
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Aug 23rd, 2011
School started last Wednesday for Simon and Thursday for Agotich. He’s settling into the fours like a big boy, with considerable excitement and independence; I’m already barred from walking up to his class on non-Agotich days and we’re five days into the year. Meanwhile, Agotich is moving on from the toddler room to the 2s […]