Archive for February, 2008
When we signed Dillon up for the local cooperative preschool, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It came highly recommended by everyone in the neighborhood, and without anything better to do at the time, we put him on the list at just over one-year-old. Last Spring we got the […]
Things are busy. I’m tired. I’m perpetually uncomfortable, and quickly moving beyond the “glowing” part of pregnancy. Dillon’s adorably insane. Christopher is working his ass off. I just want to go out for a run and not feel like my tummy is going to fall out from under me. […]
We had a girl’s name picked out long before we were even pregnant with Dillon. And for a long time, I had my heart set on naming a son “Nicholas”. I loved the strength of the name and the thought that my son would share a name with one of my closest friends.
But […]
When we arrived in Seattle a bit over three years ago, we had missed the registration deadlines and cast our votes in Virginia via absentee ballots. We watched the tallies from the 2004 Presidential race stream in from the East Coast from the comfort of our temporary apartment, perched above Downtown Seattle, and enjoying […]
Surprisingly enough, I’ve managed to keep up reasonable activity through the pregnancy so far. Though I haven’t been getting in as much running as I’d like to, the simple activity of chasing Dillon around is keeping me busy and teaching five to six classes a week fills in a bit more. I’d hoped […]