Monthly Archives: October 2011

My sophomore year of college, my roommate and I made a mix tape to fall asleep to.  We’d press “play,” climb up the ladder to our lofts and fall asleep to singers like Dave Matthews, Cowboy Junkies, and Sarah McLaughlin. … Continue reading →

On the morning Hadley turned 5, she came into our bedroom and said, “Goodbye four, hellooooooooo FIVE!”  That seemed like an appropriate way to usher in the Big 5.  She then asked if she was in fact 5, and I … Continue reading →

There was a party. It had face-painting. There was hopscotch, and bowling, and bubbles. We built our own cupcakes with sprinkles and candles on them. There were “real” cupcakes, too. There was Pin the Tail on the Donkey. And there … Continue reading →

Harper set up a tightrope for her guys to walk on. Everybody lined up because they were excited to give it a try. Some were so excited they fell down. I think the guy in blue pants is STAFF. Anyway, … Continue reading →

I got a phone call from my doctor’s office telling me that since I was about three years overdue, they would induce me on October 23.  I should be at the hospital at 6am ready to go. “That’s great, but … Continue reading →

I’ve decided that the field trip to the farm/orchard/pumpkin patch is officially The Preschooler’s Rite of Passage.  Indeed, it is a “must do” if you’re in the digits before 5….perhaps after 5, too. The one we went to this morning … Continue reading →

Hadley wrote this to her friend Maya and asked me to mail it to her.  My first thought was to pray that her mom wouldn’t think we were complete weirdos.  I imagined the two of them sitting down together to … Continue reading →

Hadley spelled this out the other day, and I thought it deserved a little tribute, in the style of Denise Huxtable and her poem “Their Love is Real.” Indeed. When she puts a Barbie Doll in my boot and neglets to tell me … Continue reading →