Archive > February 2008

Anyone ever seen this?

On the Beach, 1959?  What an incredible surprise this film turned out to be!

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At Grandma and Grandpa’s…

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At our house.

My favorite thing about holidays is when we can spend them at our own house, doing things in our own time:

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Birthday pictures.

Before cake: After cake (actually, no cake, just icing and sprinkles):

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The Kid’s two-year checkup and other miscellany.

Weight: 26 lbs. Height: 34.5 inches The visit went swimmingly, except that the Kid was actually sick, so he cried most of the time over really insignificant things: having to stand on the scale, having his temperature taken with the thermometer under his armpit, someone saying ‘hi’ to him, et cetera. Overall, however, the visit [...]

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Happy 2nd birthday, Kid.

Two years ago today I was sitting at Chili’s eating nachos and breathing through labor pains. This year I spent the day making cupcakes. The Kid picked out yellow cake with chocolate frosting and not only helped me *make* them, but after they were cooled also excitedly covered them with sprinkles, only stopping to stick [...]

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Told you so, Mike.

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