Posted in Family on May 5th, 2006
I officially declare today kid bragging day, for no other reason than I feel like bragging about mine. Brag #1: Maia made me a beautiful dolphin sculpture in school last week, which I am proudly displaying at work. One of my staff, who used to be an elementary school art teacher, marveled at her talent […]
Posted in Family, Favorites, Reflections on Apr 26th, 2006
Dear Maia and Noah, This blog is for you. Not just this post, but the whole accidentally thought out thing, warts and treasures and all. Some parents create elaborate scrapbooks for their children to capture precious growing up memories. I’ve seen some of these albums, and they are splendiferous works of artistic perfection. I am […]
The weather has been warm here in sunny Florida, so yesterday we made our first venture into the swimming pool at my parents’ new house. The 78° water was a little chilly for our thin blood, but survivable. Unless you happen to be a certain three-year-old. Lured by the waterfall, he refused all attempts to […]
We’ve all been sick in my family over the past week, with the exception of Maia. She’ll have her turn, I’m sure. Nothing more than a nuisance cold for Kent and me, but in the little ones, it seems to never be so simple. Noah developed that distinct barking cough over the weekend which signifies […]
We have a new obsession in our household. The Disney Channel original movie, High School Musical. Maia is constantly quoting lines and singing songs from this made-for-TV musical. I watched it with her, and it is kind of sweet. It’s a familiar storyline — you could call it a Grease for the new millennium. Boy […]
Posted in Family on Mar 30th, 2006
In just over one week, we will be making a big change in the lives of our children. We are moving them to a new daycare. The reasons are many, but it’s a sad moment for me, because we’ve been going to the same location for over seven years. Since Maia was a baby. At […]
Posted in Family, I'm Only Human on Mar 27th, 2006
The voting from my most recent entry is still open (for sequence, since I do plan to get around to all of those topics), but as luck would have it, this blogger happens to be perfectly equipped at the present time to honor Peach’s request for a first hand account of both klutziness and bicycles […]
Posted in Family on Jan 31st, 2006
One of the things I love about Kent’s family is how close-knit they are. Four generations of extended family turned out for one of the games we attended last week, for the dual purpose of visiting with us traveling Floridians and cheering on the star basketball player. It was a riveting game, even for this […]
Posted in Family on Jan 8th, 2006
My rascally son is such a little tease. His latest amusement is fake kissing. He butters me up with a snuggle and a real kiss or two, then pretends he’s coming in for another one, only to stop short and smooch nothing but air. He’s quite proud of himself for inventing this game, but of […]
Posted in Family on Dec 13th, 2005
I’m so proud of my daughter. She’s always thinking about how she can help others. I submit for your examination the following evidence: Exhibit A A few months ago, we decided as a family to show support for our troops overseas by sending care packages to soldiers registered with anysoldier.com. We try to send a […]
