We’re selling it. The great jogging/all terrain stroller that served us so well. We’ve found that, since Kate, it mocks us. Reminding us of days when we could walk, run, stroll, and meander to the Park, St. Charles Avenue, or the store with ease. Now our distances are short and slow: [...]

We’ve had a problem with ferns for awhile. The problem is that we forget to water, or don’t water enough, or leave town and forget to leave out supplies for watering, or have sun that’s too strong, or plants that aren’t right, or something…. cause in the end, the issue is that they wither [...]

Will: “How ’bout grilled cheese for dinner?”
“What should we have with the grilled cheese?”
“I dunno. Maybe just grilled cheese.”
“Grilled cheese with salad?”
“No.”
“With soup?”
“No.”
“With lima beans?”
“No.” (pleasantly) “Just grilled cheese.”
“With rutabaga?”
“No, just grilled cheese only.” (This could go on for awhile.)
“What about french fries?”
“Oh. French fries?” (Said as if it’s the most novel [...]

Kate’s daily reports have been interesting reading over the past week. They say things like:– Kate was VERY BUSY this morning. She and Stella played peek-a-boo under the cribs and woke up the other babies.– Kate walked all over the school this morning. She is very frustrated that she cannot open the [...]

Hans Rosling of Gapminder has a wonderful presentation (right on the gapminder site) showcasing how animation technology may be used to, well, make data more interesting. The data presented follows global trends in health, fertility, mortality, and wealth — but the way it’s animated helps to show the dynamics of these changes over time. [...]

While I was with the kids in Mobile, Paul got the pleasure of driving this beauty to a local British car show. Our friend Robert restored this beautiful car (all the work himself!) and is a huge Austin Healey enthusiast. (It’s a 1956 M100, about 650 were made.)With the windshield in race position, [...]

Between the flat needing fixed and our rear brakes telling us that they were finally wore too thin, we had to have the car serviced. As a one car family, it is actually easier to go to Mobile where we have two helpful resources: access to an extra vehicle with car seats and mechanics [...]

Last week, I had the fun of playing photographer for Abeona’s Spring Fling!
The kids took the short walk to the levee, going to the end of Oak Street, crossing River Road, over the train tracks and past the stables. Once on the levee, they had snack, hunted colorful eggs (left by the “Rainbow Chicken”), [...]

To my NOLA friends and readers… anyone going to be out of town/have an extra apartment and looking for house sitters/new friends during the first week of May (4-6th?) My girlfriends from college are coming (with partners!) and we’re trying to find extra space. We’ll hire a service to clean your Whole House [...]

I am always impressed by my friend, Robin — whose “nursing while training” moment made the pic’o the week for Inside Triathlon.