I have a cold. And I didn’t get much sleep last night. Throw in a teething baby and a mysteriously foul-mooded three-year-old, and it made for a Perfect Storm. Tantrum after tantrum (from the three-year-old), clingy fussiness (from the baby), and me wondering alternately, “What happened to my sunny Lemur?” and “If I just dropped [...]
Archive for October, 2007
The Perfect Storm
Posted in whininess on October 30, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Seven Months Of Brotherhood
Posted in pictures on October 26, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Here we are at the end of October with pumpkins and leaves galore. Soon it will be time for Christmas shopping. The time, she flies by….
Gran-Gran took this picture in our front yard. I am envious of her photographic talent.
Here’s Liam picking out a Halloween pumpkin…
…and playing in the leaves.
The weather has been crazy, too. [...]
Big Bird and Nursing
Posted in nursing on October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The thoughtful Karen over at Nine Texans just sent me this link saying, “Big Bird is on board with ‘the agenda‘ too.” Check it out…
…and while you’re at it hop on over to Karen’s place and leave her some cheerful notes. She’s in her first trimester and is having a rough time of it. Thank [...]
I’ll Take This As A Compliment
Posted in La Leche League on October 22, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A local hospital was running a “Baby Shower” here today. It was pretty much what you’d expect - booths promoting various baby goods and services to expectant and new moms. Kieran and I were there manning the La Leche League booth. At one point we went for a walk. Hanging out at the [...]
Jeff, 1999-2007
Posted in ferrets on October 18, 2007 | 9 Comments »
The sweet white ferret in the picture above, Jeff came to us over a year ago from a shelter along with his buddies Penny and Pippi. We didn’t know if he would make the transition to our house at the advanced ago of 7+, but he did. He’s given us a great deal of love [...]
Our History In Numbers
Posted in milestones on October 13, 2007 | 8 Comments »
3 years together in college (all fun)+ 3 years of grad school (mostly fun, but some blah)+5 jobs (all good)+ 4 houses (don’t remind me about our mortgage)+ 5 (6?? 7???) vacations to DisneyWorld (let’s go next year. Again!)+10 cars (7 of them Saturns)+ 2 dogs (both neurotic)+ 15 ferrets (crazy, every last one of [...]
Six Months Of Brotherhood
Posted in Kieran, Liam, everyday stuff, holidays, pictures, school on October 7, 2007 | 11 Comments »
In six months we’ve gone from a little boy and his newborn baby brother to a full-fledged pre-schooler who has a little brother almost half his size:
Don’t they just look like they’re up to something?
Liam dyed this silk at his school’s Michaelmas festival. He brought it home and promptly used it to transform himself into [...]
Nursery Rhyme Improv
Posted in cute conversations on October 3, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Liam (mumbling to himself):
“Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall.All the King’s horses,And all the King’s men,Couldn’t put Humpty together again….
Um, Mommy? Mommy? MOMMMEEE??”
Me: “Yes?”
Liam: “What happens next? What’s the next rhyme?”
Me: “Um, Hickory Dickory Dock?”
Liam: “No, no, no. What happened to Humpty Dumpty? After he fell?”
Me: “I’m not sure…”
Liam (looking like [...]
