Gratitude journal: Home at last
Tonight I am grateful that my wife is home again after a four day, three night stay in the hospital. I missed Elysha while she was gone. My evenings were…
The Kingman Rule of Book Snobbery
The inestimable Ann Kingman of Books on the Nightstand fame stated in her most recent podcast that book snobbery should not be permitted unless the snob has actually read the…
Gratitude journal: Sleepless
Tonight I am grateful for the ability to function with little sleep. With Elysha in the hospital for the past four days with a placental abruption, I have found myself…
A motorcycle, The Omen, a coin thief, a teenage love triangle and an escape from our home: The stories of my childhood babysitters
It has been a while since my sister and I have written anything together, but we write a blog about our childhood called 107 Federal Street (our childhood address). Kelli…
A peek into John Irving’s day
Admittedly I would have liked the video to be a little longer, and it very much appears to be an idealized version of a day in the life of the…
Gratitude journal: She swings!
Tonight I am grateful for my daughter’s joy in swinging. For the longest time, she hated to swing. She used her infant swing exactly once. When the children flocked to…
Holding a serious bookish grudge
One of the most important things we learned from our daughter’s recent pre-school parent-teacher conference: It’s true. Teddy ripped a page out of a book, and he did it on…
Kissing cousins
Quick. Which team logo belongs to the Texas Rangers and which belongs to the Minnesota Twins? Yes, if you are a baseball fan, this was probably easy, but if…
Gratitude journal: Baby still on board
Tonight I am grateful to my unborn child, who has chosen to remain inside Mommy’s womb for a least a little while longer. At 36 weeks, there is no real…
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