Last Night’s Crash Out
The flash didn’t bother her at all. Last night wasn’t so bad. The blankets were mostly still on her. Besides the hands sticking out, it was quite casual. Lauren has started the bed time strikes that Abigail is so famous for. Before actually being put down she goes through a series of stall tactics like […]
Then You’ll Be Afraid
I can totally see Lauren as Briar Rose – laughing and frolicking with the woodland creatures. Not knowing any kind of maliciousness or evil, she’d innocently do the same convincing as the trailer to get Maleficent to come out. And as the trailer, Lauren would have a similar reaction to Maleficent’s response. Abigail on […]
Not the Shoulder Season
These past two days and nights have seen uncharacteristically cold temperatures for us. Too bad I was in the middle of my shoulder season pellet testing, or maybe not. The current burning brand is the Biomaxx Pure Fire from Tractor Supply. Definitely not a core heating season brand. When I checked the temperature this morning […]
The Drunken Sailor
Going in at night to tuck Lauren’s covers over her before we go to sleep has been quite an entertaining treat. This is probably something most other parents know, but we never did it with Abigail. She was such a light sleeper, we never dared enter her room after she went to bed. Just reaching […]
Thanksgiving with Friends 2013
Took the girls with us this year to Thanksgiving with Friends. Now it’s like Thanksgiving with our friends and their friends, so we had to. It was fun. We had great food and stayed too late. Awesome! Probably got the other kids sick too, or picked up some bugs we haven’t been through yet. Also […]
The World of My Children
Won’t be my father’s world. The End of American Exceptionalism. Global collaboration and positive competition will be their way or so it seems. And yes. I stay up late thinking about this stuff. – b
se habla español
Abigail and Lauren have started singing songs together in Spanish. They even try the alphabet song together. It’s pretty awesome. It won’t be long and they’ll be talking about me and I won’t have any idea what they’re saying. Whatever it takes. It’s all to their advantage and that’s what I’m here for. – b
Climbing, Climbing, and More Climbing.
Abigail and I headed down to climb with Buddy on Saturday at the Deleware Rock Gym. Buddy is all busted up with a torn meniscus and ACL. All of which I did not realize before suggesting the trip. Whatever. We like to climb. Abigail likes Buddy to belay, and he did a damn fine job […]