So. Kyle finally lost his first tooth. When I picked him up from school on Wednesday afternoon, he came running out of the classroom, brandishing his face like a trophy. Toothy, gappy grin jutting forward, the excitement just jumping off of him. "Now I get a golden coin from … [Read more...]
Gratuitous Halloween Photo
As I put away the Halloween decorations and furiously purge in preparation for the winter holidays (one would think, since we just moved only a few months ago, that I'd be done purging for a while, but no) I cannot help but celebrate these two hammy kids and their Halloween … [Read more...]
And Soon He’ll Be Driving
Last night, while brushing Kyle's teeth (because an adult must assist him or he'll brush perhaps two teeth) I noticed that a brand new tooth is growing into a space on his lower jaw, inside the baby tooth. I poked at the baby tooth. It was loose! And so was the one next to … [Read more...]
Declan Sullivan’s Death Through Mother and Alumna Colored Glasses
I sat down to watch a Notre Dame football game, the day stretching out before me, hours of football, laundry, beer, and yard work. The kids will play and whine and try to get me to switch to the Wii. We'll hang out here at home, and chill. Maybe Notre Dame won't lose … [Read more...]
The Jack O’Lantern Project 2010
Halloween parties started last weekend, but we just got our pumpkins yesterday at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. Brady chose them, Kyle art directed, and Stewart carved. I hid in the "study" until the mess was cleaned up. And I took pictures. … [Read more...]