I had my back to the living room while changing Callista’s diaper tonight and was pulled to turn around by the sound of Eleanor’s frantic distress.
As soon as I see her, I can’t help it – I doubled over in giggles, the exact kind that make my sensitive girl cry. I knew it would […]
Tobias, Eleanor and Callista,
You’ve been two nearly a month now, and I think the fact that I’m writing this letter so late is a fair illustration of life around our home.
You’re busy people. You keep us all on our toes, always trying to stay a step or two ahead of you but more […]
It’s nearly impossible to organize any thoughts lately. I’m almost to the point where blogging will require an outline before I even think about attempting a rough draft.
For a person who writes and edits on the fly – I’ll pause to allow all the writers and English-teacher types to be properly horrified – it’s […]
Finally, all three of my loves say all three of their names.
Eleanor says, “Eh-nee” (which started as “Eh,” and changed to “Eh-nah” before this latest trend of adding an “ee” sound to a lot of her words), “Toby,” and “Key-sah” (or “Sissy”).
Callista says (and always has), “Cass-ah,” “Eh-nah” and “Toby.”
Toby was my […]
Browsing my library’s used book sale, I heard a mom digging through her bag for change – her son wanted 3 books. He looked about 10 or 11 years old, and when she gave up her search and said she must have given all her change to a homeless person, she asked if he <em>really</em> […]
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