I am 28 weeks along now, crazy to be on the verge of the third trimester ( Read more... )

My favorite part of pregnancy, the organizing and nesting urge, has kicked in. Hurrah ( Read more... )

It has been such a busy week, around here. End of the semester, my ever-expanding unwieldy-ness, Acorn's ever-increasing awareness of SO much. Can't hide anything from her. If Clove and I say *anything* about a negative event, emotion, etc, she picks up on it, and asks about it ( Read more... )

Last night I made an unusual dinner combinatio ( Read more... )

Me: We should talk about doing the holiday singing party this year ( Read more... )

The snow is wonderfully beautiful! It is also insulating our house, so it is warmer than usual(a bit)... Sadly, Clove is sick, so there is little likelihood we will do our normal snow wander in the park. The riggs clan invited us over for hot chocolate whenever we feel like venturing out. Maybe tomorrow ( Read more... )

It is interesting, as a child, school starting meant summer ending. School meant the end of unstructured time. We were latch-key kids, so in summer, we didn't go to camp or anything, but we did have hours to wander, pick blackberries, read, play games, and even go to the pool(when we moved in 5th grade)... Even still, I always loved the return to ( Read more... )

We've been home a week, but the vestiges of vacation-hood still hold on. My arms are still tan(for me), I have as many freckles as I'd usually gain by mid-June. Our beach gear is washed, but not 100% put away, because the pool opens this weekend(triple hurray!!!) I'd still rather hang with people outside talking than watch tv at night ( Read more... )

Clove and I had a nice lazy Sunday with requisite Mark's Kitchen brunch and Farmer's Market, followed by much reading ( Read more... )

In the DC area it is cold in winter, but not(usually) crazy cold. These past couple of days have gone to crazy cold. At least, to me. I wonder what my attended-a-Minnesota-college brother and his Russian gf think ( Read more... )