Bittersweet thoughts under these blue October skies: Last week brought new braces for my sweet baby girl, who’s 10 and now looks 13. She will still play with her brothers, but I wonder each time – like these achingly gorgeous … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2007
it has many uses
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A typical school morning at the Jones’ house: the kids are eating breakfast, I’m fixing lunches, Bryan notices Will’s wild hair and begins spraying it. We keep a bottle filled with water for just that purpose. Elizabeth says: “Dad, why … Continue reading
a note about my mental state
Well, at least my mental state as it relates to the internet situation in my house. I don’t want to overwhelm you or anything. So, just to clarify: Some of you might take the fact that I posted yesterday (for … Continue reading
unreasonable and indispensable
She sat across the table from me not that long ago. We were talking about something that had just happened – she was talking, really – I was listening, trying to make sense of my thoughts. She was frustrated. I … Continue reading