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Nesting Cups
A good friend of mine gave Henry some nesting cups for his birthday. He LOVES them, and his favorite thing to do with them is to wedge a smaller cup into a larger one, like so:I can pick them all up...
View ArticleThe Semester Begins
Almost a month without a post...that may be a record. I will try not to make a habit of it. Classes start Monday. I didn't get as much done this summer as I had hoped, but there's nothing I can do...
View ArticleDoom Matrix
The following is the dream I had last night. Two immediate thoughts: 1.) definitely one of those vivid dreams associated with being in the family way; and 2.) I would totally watch a science fiction...
View ArticleResolutions
Resolutions for 2010:1. Post to the blog at least twice a week.2. Do some research-related writing, and reading, EVERY day if AT ALL possible. There will definitely be some days in 2010 that I'm, you...
View ArticleLittle Sister!
Our son Henry now has a little sister, Clara. Eight pounds zero ounces, nineteen inches, score of nine on both Apgars. Born via scheduled c-section, a decision I may or may not write more about later....
View ArticleTHERE'S the ball!
My little guy: He loves to tell everyone where the location of a ball is. When I take him to any kind of store, he hollers "THERE'S the ball!" whenever he sees something spherical (fruits in the...
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On the candy, of course.
^clicking image goes to larger version. I estimate that I wrote this obtuse little story sometime around third grade.
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More from the childhood archives
My favorite things and my hobbies/pets circa second grade:
View ArticlePlay-Doh Makes Me Melancholy
Henry has a few cans of Play-Doh, but I haven't gotten it out for him to play with yet. The idea of "play dough" makes me nostalgic for a past that probably never was -- a mom baking bread and kneading...
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Poem from a Car Trip, Mid-1980s
It's possible that I wrote this poem by myself, but I suspect I had some help. The illustrations are a moist towelette ("sink") and this bedpan-type potty my mom always had in the car on long road trips.
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