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Welcome, Brendon Wade Wasz!
5 lbs., 15 oz., 18.75 inches—born December 15 to two of my longtime friends. I couldn’t be happier for you, Greg, Jenna and Hannah! Welcome, Brendon! “Babies are such a nice way to start people.” —Don Herrold
Posted: 2/20/2013 1:18 PM
A Belated Christmas Post
We celebrated Christmas with my mom’s side of the family after Christmas, due to sickness and weather. With family living in California, Kansas, Colorado and Pennsylvania, it’s hard to get everyone together so it was a small celebration, but fun nonetheless....
Posted: 2/20/2013 1:06 PM
A Tucker Seat
All the kids love Tucker but James really loves Tucker. Tucker must know this because I’m pretty sure no one else in this family could get away with sitting on him, for a good 15 minutes, while coloring. “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they...
Posted: 2/18/2013 10:50 PM
Dinner. Exhausting, Frustrating, Hilarious, Every Night (It Gets Better, Right?) Dinner.
Dinner was late tonight. Andy was at Target with the kids, I was at Trader Joe’s (thankful to be solo on my trip, given the whining I heard in the background when I talked with him on the phone). While at Trader Joe’s, I picked up sushi for dinner on...
Posted: 2/17/2013 10:59 PM
A Morning Spent Sledding With Friends
a snowy, early morning view from our deck Madeleine, Sophie and Charlie Angel and Mya Zoey, Madeleine and Mya working hard to get back up the hill Andy and Owen Andy took the boys home, and Sophie and I went down the side of the big hill a couple times—she...
Posted: 2/16/2013 11:12 PM
Hocus Pocus
I’m still not over this cold/flu and I need to be up at 4:45am for my flight to San Francisco tomorrow. Hopefully my day of rest (thank you Andy) and prescription meds will work their magic overnight. In the meantime, while I was sleeping, Sophie found...
Posted: 2/7/2013 6:54 PM
This Week
Last Sunday I spent much of the day in bed, writing. I had a 2,000-word article due first thing Monday morning. I also had a sore throat, runny nose and a terrible headache. Everything ached. I was exhausted. Monday morning, I rallied. I felt (a little)...
Posted: 2/3/2013 11:31 PM
Even Superheroes Need Their Sleep
“Dreams are illustrations … from the book your soul is writing about you.” —Marsha Norman
Posted: 2/1/2013 9:26 PM
A Win?
I don’t often write about the details of potty training because, no one, honestly, wants to read about the details of potty training. But I do want to share this short story today. James followed Sophie into the bathroom this afternoon, as he often does....
Posted: 1/30/2013 11:56 PM
2-1/2
Tonight Sophie and I went to get haircuts. At 6:42pm I received an e-mail on my phone with the subject line: “Dinner is going well.” I opened it and saw this: And at 6:48pm I received another e-mail with the subject line: “Even better now.” And then there...
Posted: 1/24/2013 11:20 PM
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Our family of five lives in a 100-year-old foursquare in Fort Thomas, Ky., along with Tucker (our lab) and Mia (our cat). Thanks for visiting!
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Our family of five lives in a 100-year-old foursquare in Fort Thomas, Ky., along with Tucker (our lab) and Mia (our cat). Thanks for visiting!
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