It’s summer. Time for weekly trips to the Farmer’s Market, fruit and produce piled on the table and counters. And fruit flies everywhere. I used to think there was nothing to be done about the swarms of pests. I just endured and tried to...
Here’s yet another short video clip I took of Bella yesterday morning as she flipped through one of her newest literary acquisitions, a board book with pictures of all sort of animals. (I went a bit camera-happy and maxed out the memory card!)...
Ever since the first rave reviews came out, Dom has been coveting the iPhone. Unfortunately, it’s just not in the budget right now. (And giving your cell phone to Bella to play with won’t get you one any faster. Even if she breaks it, we...
Bella contemplating the beach I don’t tend to be a spontaneous person (yes, dad, I hear you laughing at that understatement); but today I threw caution to the wind and after lunch I packed Bella and the stroller into the car with some snacks...
Papa Familias linked to a Touchstone Magazine article by Vigen Guroian that had a very negative response to Shel Silverstein’s popular children’s book, The Giving Tree: For more than a decade, in evening courses and workshops on...
Bella’s chatting away on the top secret purple butterfly barrette phone again. Her shoe also conceals a phone, or so it seems. Sometimes the ball is a phone too. James Bond has nothing on this girl. Today it started when the office phone rang...
My daughter loves looking out the windows. Today found her trying to peek out of her bedroom window at the family next door and frustrated because that window is a little less accessible than the kitchen window (see pictures below.) So Dom helpfully...
In the comments below Matilda tole me she was having trouble subscribing to my blog in Google Reader. I figured she might not be the only one having trouble, so I’ll share what I told her with everyone. Here’s what you need to do to...
My OB’s office called Tuesday afternoon with the results of the blood work and said my progesterone levels are low. So they called in a prescription for a supplement. Picked it up yesterday. Took the first one last night. The second one this...
