• Happy Birthday

    My brother, who turns 23 today, sent me a text this morning asking “Hey.  Are you in labor?”   It was almost two years to the minute from the day I called him,…

  • Bits and Bobs

    This article on Pioneer Woman has me drooling, dying, crying for a garden.  Even though the last thing I need is something else to take care of. I broke a plate last night,…

  • Initial Post

    30 weeks, dear son, and my my my are you a mover and a shaker! At this very moment you are stretching straight out, pushing hard on my belly in several places. You’re…

  • Nearly Two

    You dance constantly, at any hint of a beat. You just this past week or two finally started mimicking most of what we say. It isn’t the clearest, but you are clearly trying…

  • City Mouse and Country Mouse, Part II

    This morning, we woke at a reasonable hour, put on decent clothes, and walked twenty minutes to church.  Last night, The Professor fancied a beer and we had none in the house, so…