I just dropped a cool wad o’ cash at Old Navy for some duds for my oldest dude. Every spring and fall I do a shop like this – either at Children’s Place or Old Navy or Target or somewhere – and nowadays I tell myself “this will get two more kids’ worth of wear,”…
Category: Liam
Jrol Pecrs
I wanted, by the way, to say hi how are ya, thanks for reading. I’ve gotten lots of comments from new folks lately, and it makes me happy. I mean, without you this is just a journal. These musings are consciously shared with a wider audience, and I like it when my audience pokes their…
Springtime
We have landed in the season of the year when Jack was born. What a beautiful time that was – April in North Carolina. During that 2008 maternity leave I would have lunch at a patio table in our backyard, holding him in my lap; take him on long walks through the neighborhood; nurse him…
My Very Favorite One
Jack’s voice is like music. I have been thinking this for a while now, wanting to write it here. It will deepen one day – I’ll never forget the day I called home and my 9-years-younger brother answered the phone with a man’s voice, a stranger’s voice. Right now, at age five, Jack’s voice is…
Hodie Christus Natus Est
It’s been a lovely Christmas season – I just did the camera photo dump, and so I’m going to put up the best pictures from our lovely December. Ergo, this post will be a longish, but I’m hoping a fun journey through the holiday period. Earlier in the month, we and some friends took the boys to the…