Revelry Reverie

Eleanor put on a new pair of jeans today, and it’s unusual for her. Most of her bottoms are shorts, skirts, skorts, leggings, and sweats. And this one pair of jeans. I said, “those look nice, how do they feel?” She said, “well. I don’t usually like jeans because the rim is itchy and uncomfortable.”…

To start, since November, the kids have had 12 separate tooth-related appointments at 3 different providers (regular dentist, pediatric dentist, and orthodontist). All three kids see the regular dentist, but to get fillings/extractions, Henry and Grant need to go to the pediatric dentist, because their mouths are so small (and Eleanor can see the regular…

We had to start a little early on Saturday to rally the kids and wrangle them into the car. We all went with Bob to support him in his race, the annual Shamrock Run in Buffalo. It’s an 8k, which is a race length I did not know about (though I conceptually know about eight…

Grant called me over to show me this house he built in Minecraft. As he was showing me he goes “this house is just full of…” and he kind of trailed off. Since the house had about 50 bunnies stuffed in it, in an effort to be helpful, I said, “bunnies.” Incorrect. He was referring…

Bob was able to catch Grant reading one of his favorite books at bedtime.

Friday was the first time ever that Bob and I had our “last days” on the same day. It was my last day in my previous role, and his last day with the city. I’m moving to a different role in Automattic, and he’s moving to the county, to be the environmental health director. My…

A few years ago I got Henry this game (kit?) called Bloxels. It comes with all these small plastic blocks and a grid to place them in. The idea is that you use the grid to build game components by hand, scan them into the app, and then you can put together all the components…

On Monday, Grant came home from school bursting with Valentines joy. He clutched two separate little gift bags chock full of candy, stickers, and cheap toys. He went through his spoils, and began the benevolent distribution process. He loves to give people things and be thanked for it, preferably profusely. He gave me a tiny…

I upgraded my phone at the end of last week. I went from a Pixel 5 to a Pixel 6 Pro. I was super curious about the camera improvements, and I was feeling a bit restless, so I made the trade. The Pixel 6 Pro is big. It says that on the site, but I…