We finally got her surname correct on that pesky birth certificate. See, at the hospital they only permitted the mother’s name, the father’s name, or…
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We finally got her surname correct on that pesky birth certificate. See, at the hospital they only permitted the mother’s name, the father’s name, or…
After Xy left for school this morning, I discovered Persephone had a fever. She also seemed to have a rattle in her chest, quite loud,…
My cousin Leslie and her family in Houston went to Austin for a wedding around the time of Ike; they are still waiting for power…
Man, I thought it was rough when those bottom two teeth came in. Now there’s some dental action up top and the girl’s really been…
Our little girl is not feeling well. Runny nose, a touch of fever, general fussiness. Is it a cold? Allergies? Or just more teething? We’re…
Me: Yeah, she’s pretty good-natured, pretty happy, but she’s been teething this past week, so she’s been a little fussier than usual. Relative #1: That…
I’ve been catching up with various friends and relations here in Bloomington. Met up with some roxlysters. Met up with Laura Dedelow, a fellow Gustavacuee.…
Perhaps the reason I think our daughter has been so easy to deal with so far might be because I haven’t had to deal with…
I left my daughter with a bunch of strangers this morning. Kind of an odd experience, but not as upsetting as I might have thought.…
Just wrapped up a four-night visit with the in-laws. (Actually they left town yesterday morning.) What to say? They read this blog, so of course…
You’d think a guy like me would be all over Tales of the Cocktail. (Hell, I should be on a panel. After all, I’ve co-hosted…
I was playing with the girl yesterday, and I asked her some silly question I don’t even remember now. Then I answered my own question,…
People keep bugging me for pix of the daughter. So, here is one.
I’ve managed to stretch my first Father’s Day into a whole weekend. It started Friday night and with any luck I’ll still be celebrating Monday…
When I first heard about flooding in Indiana last week, and saw some pictures of IU students frolicking in the high water in Bloomington, with…
Dad wrote me a nice note and, since I know he reads this blog, I thought I’d answer him here.
We’re just wrapping up a three-night visit from my parents. I put my Dad to work installing brackets for an ambitious shelving project. We installed…
I couldn’t afford a genuine Punic Persephone coin but I did find a cool pewter pendant. The face of the goddess is surrounded by a…
My parents are coming down for a visit, so we are frantically preparing the household for their arrival. Time to put away the illegal drugs…