weapons of massdistraction

As much as we adore one another, the lines of communication aren’t always clear between myself and the little man. Naturally the situation has improved with age (my age granting me additional patience, his additional vocabulary) but often we have standoffs that thoroughly frustrate us both…when we fail to grasp just what the heck [...]

We’re such social butterflies this weekend. Started the day out with breakfast at the Seward, with friends who won’t be in town, let alone the country, for much longer. One is heading back to Beijing, another to Benin, and a third is about to start her Peace Corps gig in Paraguay. We hadn’t even [...]

I received what should be my last gifts of this holiday season…when we swung by the post office this morning to pick up a package. On Christmas Day I was given a Barnes and Noble gift card, and, in true geek fashion, used it immediately upon returning home that evening. I ordered two books [...]

All right, so it wasn’t all that…but I still thought it was a pretty spectacular, spontaneous day. For me, anyhow. The boys were probably a bit bored. I took the little man out earlier…to Whole Foods. Big-time fun there. At least he enjoys our various shopping trips, and this time he got some bananas [...]

We have a natural tendency towards quiet New Year’s Eves. Generally we stay at home, while inviting a few folks over. This year we again decided to stay in, but without the extra company. I think we needed that…the downtime. The past few weeks have been such a mad rush. First with the hospital [...]