i have apparently been taking a sabbatical.
i hope to make a come-back soon...

yesterday was norah's first day of school (3K), and while i was in the kitchen making her lunch, she was drawing her teacher a picture. our rule is that if she wants to draw in the living room, she must put her paper on the coffee table, not the couch (for reasons obvious to grown-ups, not so obvious to a 3-yr-old ( Read more... )

two choices before her ( Read more... )

mike mentioned that the front left tire of my car needed air. so yesterday on my way to my friend's house, i pulled into a gas station, alongside the "free air" machine. i told norah to sing "rain, rain go away," because it looked like it was about to rain, and levi is utterly entertained when norah starts singing (actually, we're all entertained ( Read more... )

i've drawn the curtains ( Read more... )

today we played at my friend whitney's house with her two boys, braxton and parker. braxton is just a few weeks older than norah, and parker a few months older than levi. whitney and i were great friends in college and always have lots to talk about--but i'll get to that in a minute ( Read more... )

If you take it ( Read more... )

Levi is about to crawl. Norah seems to be developing an appreciation for teasing (an essential to survive in the Nickoli family). Mike has left pharm sales and begun an exciting job as a financial planner with Northwestern Mutual. i find myself dreaming about an upcoming trip to san francisco and yosemite nat'l park at least twelve times a day. ( Read more... )

Her eyes peer out ( Read more... )

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