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I somehow got it into my head that glow in the dark stars needed to make their way into nat’s preschool valentines. And then…Target let me down. They didn’t have them! Not did walmart, and Amazon would’ve taken too long. … Read More

Re-found this clip of Nat from about a year ago and I can’t get over how little and darling he was. Also, I remember thinking how AMAZING and CLEAR his speech was and how i couldnt believe anyone couldnt understand … Read More

The kids are going on a sleepover at my parents’ house tonight while Dan and I go on a date.  So we decided to put on real clothes for our first venture out of the house for snoweek.  You are … Read More

It’s been a while since the last one but we had a real zinger today so I figured it was a good time. From today: Dan: Let’s all say something we like about each other. Nat: I want to go … Read More

(Otherwise known as Astronat.  Because of course we had to.) Nat’s been saying he wants to be an astronaut for Halloween for a couple of months now.  I mostly ignored him for a while because I’m the sort of mother … Read More

Between birthday, birthday party, family pictures, Chicago wedding, Utah, furlough, recuperating from vacation, Pennsylvania wedding, birthday, birthday party, Halloween/costumes, it’s been a bit of a crazy 6 weeks.  It’s been so fun, but I’m sort of glad for a bit … Read More

Sweet Natty, Happy, happy birthday, babystar!  The fact that you are three whole years old surprises me less than how much you’ve grown and how independent you’ve become in the last year.  As I’ve reminisced the last few days and … Read More

Growing up, any extended family gathering revolved around food.  A long and late breakfast was followed by a multi-coursed lunch, and shortly after was a big dinner, either cooked at home or eaten out.  Indians take food seriously, and I … Read More

Oh, hello, Interworld!  Nice to see you again after a gloriously unplugged week (glorious except for the 8 million emails to which I returned. that was not glorious.).  And because everyone loves pictures of vacations you have not taken, behold … Read More

Grace has her hilarious and wildly popular “Conversations with Julia” and we’ve had a few nat gems over here lately so I’m blatantly copying.  Mimicking and flattery, or something?   Reading a book with a lion in it: Nat: “He’s … Read More

I tend to make a big deal out of things.  I kind of hate that about myself, but I do.  I get antsy and stressed and am a bit of a perfectionist.  The saving grace is that this comes 100% … Read More

Oh, Father’s Day weekend, you delightful little thing, you.  And we’ll get to that soon enough. But it’s late and I’m tired from baking and REbaking (after…forgetting to add half the flour to my cookies…) and so I’ll just share … Read More