We took Persephone in to Xy’s school to visit some of Xy’s students. As she predicted, it was a mob scene. I’ve posted the pix…
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We took Persephone in to Xy’s school to visit some of Xy’s students. As she predicted, it was a mob scene. I’ve posted the pix…
Everybody’s favorite passionately profane New Orleans überpatriot blogger Ashley Morris has passed on. I really don’t know anything about the circumstances of his death except…
Regarding the current foofaraw being raised over remarks by Obama’s former pastor, Xy made the following observation: If I could hear preaching like that, I’d…
So you thought Story #28 was the final chapter in our renovation saga? Not quite. Check today’s Times-Picayune for installment #29, the final final chapter. Check the online version for cute pix by Kathy Anderson.
Xy has had a trio of weird dreams over the last couple nights. In the first, she dropped our girl three times in a row,…
We took our first stroll around the block yesterday. Many of the sidewalks are impassable, so we had to push the stroller in the street.…
Trying to bring this journal up to date… We spent two nights in the hospital and were discharged on Saturday just after noon. We got…
Xy woke up around 3:30 Thursday morning and discovered her water had broken sometime during the night. This took us by surprise just a bit,…
This morning, Xy was sitting in our car, waiting to give a ride to some co-workers. A short time later, I got a text message:…
We think the baby dropped sometime yesterday or the day before. Xy is feeling a lot better and seems to have a lot more energy.…
Xy’s in the ninth month of her pregnancy now. She’s tired of carrying the extra weight and all the other many attendant discomforts. Pregnancy is…
Our friends DJ and Daisy and Anna and Lili came over, and we spent the day moving furniture from room to room. My office has…
Well, we did it. For a while I didn’t think we would be able to pull it off. First there was my sprained ankle. Then…
I overheard Xy talking on the phone, commiserating with a co-worker about a frustrating staff meeting: I felt like giving birth right there and telling…
Xy’s officially completing her seventh month of pregnancy today. She’s doing fine, aside from occasional heartburn. It’s been amusing how everyone (even her, even me)…
Xy made one circuit of the bonfire, not easy for a pregnant lady given the general rowdiness. Next year, prob’ly not. Our old friend Tony…
Today is Xy’s birthday. She wanted a Kurt Cobain lunch box (I am not making this up) so I went to FunRock’N on Magazine where…
It’s not all drudgery. We’ve taken some very pleasant breaks from working on the house to visit friends. Today we went to Li’l Red’s wedding…
What have I been doing over the holiday break? Painting. Every day. Yes, even on Christmas. I’ve finished painting the walls of our living room.…