We Go With Him

With no familiar haunts (school, fast food Mexican place) open -- I mean, it could be plenty worse, some 2 million people in New Jersey... Read more →

After a bike ride, we went to see if the Mexican fast food place was open and were not surprised that it was not due... Read more →

Aside from continually checking the charge on Charlie's iPad and my phone lest we lose electricity, and iterating and reiterating what a great boy he... Read more →

"Sandy? What kind of a name for a storm is that? They should just call it Hurricane Frankenstorm," said Jim as we backed out of... Read more →

Obviously good that Charlie and Jim got in a speedy 16-mile-ride on the Jersey horse country bike path on Saturday because it's been 'Hurricane Sandy's... Read more →

Five great days at school! With one anxiety bout at 1pm on Wednesday that was readily worked through. Thursday's late sleep, and possibly all the... Read more →

It's been a great week at school for Charlie plus good afternoons and full nights of sleep Tuesday and Wednesday. Tonight, Thursday, he is just... Read more →

Jim was not due home till 8pm again on Wednesday and I anticipated a more nervous than on Tuesday Charlie, his pattern being (exemplified by... Read more →

When you leave a pumpkin on your porch, the squirrels, or squirrel-like creatures, get their trick or treat early. When you work through a High... Read more →

Knuckle-cracking at 2am despite, Charlie slept through till Monday morning. A two-hour post-bike ride nap has meant he can't sleep. He sat himself in the... Read more →

It's become all too clear that 2012 will go down for us as the year none of us slept or not with any sort of... Read more →

Charlie was up till 4am on Friday, slept perhaps till just before 10am and then it was a day of constant exercise -- 23 or... Read more →

Charlie got off the bus Friday afternoon and, not seeing Jim who'd had to go to New York, concluded it was a Wednesday situation. He... Read more →

As you've no doubt noticed, posting times, and posting generally, here have become erratic. The reason is, as routinely noted because it is become the... Read more →

I guess I have to say, Charlie loves his bike rides so much, thrives on them and the companionship with Jim, that the thought of... Read more →

Rain and a good soaking mean nothing: Charlie and Jim ride bikes. That's what you have to do when life gives you rain; a handtruck... Read more →

A super autumn weekend with 37 miles of bike ride, lots of sunshine, sleep (! -- I know), and, best of all, a visit from... Read more →

Charlie was up till 3.30am Friday night but as he wasn't shoveling in scores of frozen French fries as on the previous two nights, and... Read more →

I'll always wish I hadn't thrown his Barney away. When Charlie was 7, it felt that it had to be, because of head-banging occurring along... Read more →

On an evening Wednesday walk with Charlie, I realized I was wearing exactly the same clothes I had on when I traveled last to Greece... Read more →