We Go With Him

'Time to wake up!' 'Time to wake up." '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,... Read more →

Charlie woke at 6am yesterday to see my parents off to the airport. Actually, their plane wasn't to leave till almost noon. Since Tuesday, he... Read more →

It's Wednesday night, which means we've reached the midpoint of Charlie's holiday break and I'm pleased to note that we have so far gotten through... Read more →

Not only did Charlie repeat the feat of walking past Nemesis Dog's house on Tuesday. Charlie did it twice, on two walks, both of which... Read more →

The Nor'easter dumped 28 inches of snow on us and I'm feeling a bit achy in the back and shoulders after shoveling, shoveling, and more... Read more →

Snow started falling around noon and picked up quite a bit in the early evening. So the 26th of December was a bike ride-less day.... Read more →

A Nor'easter is expected today here on the East Coast so I'm very glad that Jim and Charlie got in a bike ride in Liberty... Read more →

We spent an unusually warm Christmas Eve day driving down to our favorite place (on earth, possibly), the beach where we used to stay at... Read more →

Thursday was the last day of school in 2010 for Charlie, as for many school children. Having been unable to sleep until 2am the night... Read more →

Charlie took a nap from about 5.30 to 7pm yesterday. He really hadn't had a proper night's sleep since the end of last week when... Read more →

For the past 48 hours, Charlie has had one thing on his mind: Gong Gong and Po Po are coming to visit. Sunday and Monday... Read more →

Christmas time is here. Charlie said that clear as a bell, and with the slightest sing-song intonation, same as you hear in the scene from... Read more →

Another milestone occurred in our household this past weekend. Jim was in need of some casual, comfy around-the-house type pants. I suggested that he try... Read more →

While I will admit that it is not so easy, nor very much advised, to ride a bike on ice or through snow, it is... Read more →

I've had California on my mind a lot of late. Maybe because it's the holidays and, up until last year, we always went out to... Read more →

After going to sleep so late on Wednesday, Charlie, not surprisingly, was a little slow to wake up and get out of bed on Thursday.... Read more →

As you've most likely gathered, we spend a lot of time driving in our white car. Consequently, the car is in need to tune-ups a... Read more →

It was the holiday concert at Charlie's school yesterday and Jim went to see it. Charlie's class joined another class to sing 'Jingle Bell Rock'... Read more →

Yes, the above photo is of Charlie riding his bike past the neighbors' Christmas-light lit houses across the street. His yellow jacket clad form is... Read more →

Two clues regarding one of the essay topics. 1) What was Caesar's nomen or family name? 2) As Caesar said, 'veni, vidi, ______.' (Remember how... Read more →