Tug of War

I’m writing this post in a fit of frustration today, as I’ve been trying to get Audric to take his afternoon nap for two hours, to no avail. I’ve tried rocking, nursing, singing, giving him a blanket, taking it away, and even scolding (lightly, with a stern face). Nothing has worked, so I guess he’s [...]

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Putting the Wild Back in Wilderness

I’m sure it will surprise you all to learn that the playgroup thing didn’t work out (turns out I really COULDN’T talk about just weather, pets and Brangelina) for us, so I graciously ducked out before our annual membership dues were collected.  But luckily, we’ve gotten to know our neighbors and their daughter very well and have [...]

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One Year Later

Following a very dry holiday season, we are finally getting some rain in northern California. This time last year we were practically drowning, and had to make sure that the crawl space under the house didn’t get too flooded, lest we end up with rain water INSIDE the house. Because Gideon had just started walking when [...]

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Gratitude

This was the sunset as seen from our local soccer field a few nights ago. I took the boys there just before dinner so we could get some fresh air and a little perspective following an extremely difficult day. It worked… for me, at least. Things have been pretty insane at our house these past [...]

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Holiday Spirit

We’re all sick this week, the result of several germs that invaded our house at the same time. But despite the fevers, runny noses and general malaise, spirits have been pretty upbeat. And we had a wonderful Christmas. Apparently, Santa can read toddler scribbles and Gideon got almost everything he asked for this year. We [...]

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