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Bird vs bee
On a morning walk, we saw a lot of these little guys, and they were comparable in size to the bumblebees. In a fight, who would win?
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Parenting
Parenting is going to utterly crush you. It’s going to distill you into the very essence of who you are, at which point – when you haven’t slept in what feels like 8 weeks, and can’t remember what you last ate or when and you may not have showered since you left the hospital –…
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Let’s talk teeth
Teeth. My teeth, specifically. Not teeth in general, and certainly not your teeth.* Although I only have one tooth in mind, which has been on my mind a lot, this story starts with the whole mouth. In November 2012, I had an abscess. Actually, let’s back up. In the summer of 2002, I got a…
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How to cause panic in a quiet house
Last night I put the twins to sleep and came downstairs to meet Bob for some Paper Mario and a glass of wine. When I got to the kitchen, everything was still and quiet. I knew Bob wasn’t upstairs, and he apparently wasn’t downstairs, either. On the counter was a note, scrawled on the back…
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Typical Wednesday
Someone got an (unfortunate) trim, courtesy of someone who shall go unnamed (but who is also me). It’s lovely to see his little face! Someone else is practicing the opening monologue from Richard III. (I think?)
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My little learner
When Henry is left to his own devices and things get a little too quiet… I catch him red-handed, translating a little Latin. But he quickly moves on to Sartre. As one does.
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And then there were two
My little rockers. Dad made Eleanor a rocking chair as well.
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Henry gets a rocking chair
Henry really likes to rock. So my dad made him a rocking chair.
Revelry Reverie 