Revelry Reverie

On Christmas morning I lost my last contact down the drain, so I’ve been wearing my glasses ever since. I’m trying to make an appointment at the eye doctor, but I haven’t been to one since I’ve worked for Automattic, so I don’t know how the vision insurance works, and apparently all the offices are…

A short story for the new year: Grant was lying in his crib while the big kids were listening to bedtime stories. The past couple nights he has gone just bananas if I trail my ponytail over his face very lightly. Last night, he caught it. 

We are having a family party, so we blew up some balloons and made some drinks. Whisky green gimlets for me and Bob; and ginger ale mocktails for Henry and Eleanor. 

Well like most people, I’m glad to wind up 2016 and look forward to 2017. While in some ways, it has been a devestating, catastrophic year, in other ways, it has been incredibly satisfying as well. It’s been something of a chimera. Let’s focus on the good, and the ways things can be good. The biggest, best…

Grant is 6 months old today! We accidentally celebrated with a special breakfast. My handsome boy has two teeth, he loves to stand and kick, he has a smile for everyone, and with a great deal of concentration he can grab things with both hands on the first try. 

The kids wrote me a series of love notes today. Henry’s is first and is a pretty big deal, because he is only now showing an interest in reading and writing things other than his name. It’s written backwards and is a pictogram (👁 ❤ U) but that’s totally awesome, because it’s still him putting…

Today our nanny Leah and I took the kids and met a multiple mama friend, Jami, and her gorgeous, coordinated children at the life and science museum. We had a blast! Eleanor and Grady were the two out-going ones, and we are already planning their wedding. Greer was bright as a sunbeam, a small, cheery…

Wading in the creek at the museum at the end of December! 

Grant loves everything. He is such a cheerful little sprocket! But he does not like baths. Bawls through them. It is bizarre. Last night, I was filling his tub while Bob held Grant. I noticed that Grant was cuddling into Bob in the cutest way possible. I wanted a photo. Unfortunately, one of the things…

Henry built me this today out of found Legos. He told me I could keep it forever, or as long as I wanted.