I’ve lived in places where it feels like Spring explodes suddenly. It may have felt that way because in warmer climates I missed the first signs of its approach, not being nearly as eager or desperate for it as I am here. But here, where it has been chilly or cold for six months now, [...]
A warm week had melted all but the largest, filthy, plowed-up piles of snow, but today we awoke to this. The kids are still in their pajamas. I’m catching up on my enormous to do list, focusing on the items that can be accomplished with a sweet little strawberry on my lap. Thankfully there are [...]
With our little girl due December 21st, all the decorations and activities remind us not only that Christmas is around the corner, but that our family is about to grow! Today, the excitement really hit us. For one thing, we had a huge Christmas lunch at the Landrys. It’ll be the last one before they [...]
Sweaters, chilly air that refreshes the lungs, color seeping into the leaves then fluttering to carpet the ground… It’s finally fall! We live just a block from the Charles River, along which is something called the “East Coast Greenway.” Right now it just means that there is parkland all the way up and down the [...]
Yup. We just found out yesterday. “The Bean” is a little lady! I am no longer outnumbered. In other news, I gave Sam a haircut… not an easy task the way he fidgets, swings his head around, and tries to grab the scissors. It’s not great, but should at least be cooler for him during [...]
