We Like March
28 February 2011
And I love Emily Dickinson: WE like March, his shoes are purple, He is new and high; Makes he mud for dog and peddler, Makes... Read more →
February 2011
As I said, you are going to be seeing a quite a few more videos around here as I play around with my new phone.... Read more →
Charlie is Our Co-Pilot
26 February 2011
Due to my cell phone having been stepped on (totally by accident), and, while working fairly well, with increasingly intermittent internet, you're very likely going... Read more →
In Which I Get To Mention Eric Dolphy
25 February 2011
It's another insomni-night here. A really strong wind has been blowing on our house; the barometric pressure dipped and the temperature has gone up; my... Read more →
Whatever
24 February 2011
No, I'm not trying to be flippant and say that 'whatever whatever' goes around here. Charlie said 'whatever' for the first time on Thursday night.... Read more →
Let's Make a Deal
23 February 2011
Maybe that is the best way to describe my parenting strategy at the moment? After not enough sleep on Tuesday night/morning, Charlie woke on his... Read more →
No Bed, No Problem
22 February 2011
I offered Charlie a new word for his vocabulary last night: 'Insomnia.' He was standing over his iPad (blaring Disney classics) and looking at the... Read more →
Just before 5am on President's Day Charlie was awake, lively, and in need of action so by 9am, we had gone for a snowy walk,... Read more →
Always Something to Blog About
20 February 2011
This was going to be a thoughtful and meditative post about how blogging as a phenomenon has changed over the years (i.e., random musings after... Read more →
It Was One Mighty Wind
19 February 2011
There were wind gusts up to 60 mph on Saturday here in New Jersey so what did we do? We strapped the bikes on the... Read more →
Friday night, just like old times
18 February 2011
Per Charlie's request, we had Friday dinner at a local Mexican fast-food restaurant. I was going to take a photo to memorialize the moment, but... Read more →
All's Right When Jim and Charlie Are A-Bike
17 February 2011
60 degrees or so on Thursday, so Jim and Charlie did what they do. Even though Jim has been, as he puts it, 'a-flu-ey,' they... Read more →
Green Shirt Brown Pants Redux
16 February 2011
So maybe the 'reverse psychology' strategy is the way to go. Wednesday morning, Charlie took his time getting out of bed. When he did, he... Read more →
Why Not Try Reverse Psychology?
15 February 2011
A very good day at school. Still figuring out what to do about the green shirt/brown pants combo issue and wondering if it might be... Read more →
IEP Signed
14 February 2011
Obviously, this photo is from Sunday; I took quite a few. Despite asking for the 'white car' within about five minutes of sitting down, Charlie... Read more →
A Full Sunday
13 February 2011
The day started at 6am: Charlie really never seems to sleep in on weekends of late. He helped himself to some red-sprinkled heart-shaped cookies my... Read more →
No Bike, Yes Bike
12 February 2011
We went down to the beach yesterday, Charlie so eager that he wantd to get in the car at 8am. It was supposed to be... Read more →
We are back to the business of brownie baking, though we are still taking a breather from shopping with Charlie in the little local grocery... Read more →
We Get Sick Together, We Stick Together
10 February 2011
Thursday morning, we weren't convinced that Charlie was going to make it to school and that he had indeed had a relapse on Wednesday. He... Read more →
The February Thing
09 February 2011
'The cough is the last thing to go,' I remember my parents saying when I was a child and sick. This was actually a frequent... Read more →