We’re just inching out from under 3 solid weeks of illness in this house. And for the first time in years, the hardest hit has been me. This is what I get for secretly thinking I’m uber-healthy and have a super-hero immune system: karma bitch-slaps me and then kicks me in the stomach.
So rather than [...]
Posted in family
This morning Graham woke up screaming… and screamed non-stop for about an hour. Apparently the fact that I would not let him run around in wet pants makes me the worst mommy ever.
Sooooo… I thought I’d do a post focusing on Graham cuteness instead. It’s there. I promise. Must. Remember.
Behold, Graham’s best Twitter quotes of [...]
Posted in family
As the family photographer, it’s rare for me to appear in any photos. It’s even more rare for all of us to be in a photo together. So at the Ike auction last spring I was happy to bid on several photography sessions from some local mama photographers. I actually won a sitting from Virtu [...]
Posted in family
In a moment of parenting idealism, I decided to take my two kids, by myself, to your Chuck Close exhibit. After all, it was a rainy Sunday and you do have a kids’ area. I thought they would be inspired. At the very least I wanted to creatively kill some time. Perhaps I should mention [...]
Posted in family
Last we heard, Graham was going to be on a Pampers diaper package in Europe. Then we got a letter stating Graham’s picture would be used in a “special project”. Whatever that is, they didn’t say. So no diaper package. We were fine with that. I mean, what if he’s backpacking through the Alps one [...]
Posted in family
That’s how old Violet was when Graham was born. And that’s how old Graham is right now. This blows my mind on many levels… and I can’t really explain why.
Maybe it’s just that Violet seemed so huge when we brought him home…that when she saw him for the first time she gasped and demanded [...]
Posted in family, Graham, Violet
That is what time they woke up the morning after their first double-twin bed slumber party adventure. Here is the wreckage:
Father’s Day. Awesome. Not surprisingly, Graham had no trouble taking his first ever nap alone in his big-boy bed.
2nd night: Asleep by 9pm instead of 10. Graham woke up screaming at 2:30am This was my [...]
Posted in family, Graham, Parenting, Violet
Violet gave herself a haircut. In fact, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner, actually.
Snipping the hair off all her toys is just about the only activity that will keep her occupied for longer than 10 minutes. So I’m all for it. I walked out onto the porch last Sunday where she had been trimming the [...]
Posted in family, Violet
The slumber party saga will have to wait. For now I’m on a mission.
Here’s the deal: I’ve spent the past two years working on opening this dual language immersion school. To say it has been an uphill battle is an understatement. Along with the usual personality conflicts, we’ve got the “You’re in America! Speak American!” [...]
Posted in Austin, dual language immersion, family
