Revelry Reverie

He stole my heart. 

Bear with me here. Last night, we read a book that we got either from my cousin, Kathleen, or my sister, Kirsten, about Duke Ellington. Eleanor picked it out. She had been reading it to herself, then asked that I take over and read it to both of them. She’s such a fantastic reader –…

I am grateful I can be a soft place for my baby to sleep. 

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…