The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
Despite growing up with a wide variety of pets (dogs, cats, bunnies, horses, etc.), as an adult I haven’t been interested in having any animals around. I like neatness, order, and pleasant smells. Also, two little boys require plenty of time, energy, and love and I haven’t felt up to taking on more responsibility. Still, Alex [...]
My sons are now 3 & 1/2 and 4 & 1/2, and their endless curiosity demands some kind of stimulation during the day. I’m not the best with small children – in fact I have rarely spent time with any but my own. Still, I decided to spend the fall semester doing a little semi-formal [...]
So I am back from a week-long camping trip/family reunion on Tahoe’s North Shore with the entirety of Jared’s Dad’s family. Theoretically I like camping. I even backpack (usually with a ridiculous number of books in my pack). However, I have a hard time understanding how anyone can regard camping (bracketed by two 9 hour [...]
I read Moby Dick all the way through for the first time last year and was glad to have finally set myself to enjoy Melville’s work. It takes a little more discipline than most novels or adventure stories but is well worth it! A few weeks ago, I decided to pick up Typee which I [...]
For those of you who read here and don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook, I just wanted to let you know that Alex’s eye surgery went well yesterday. It was a long and difficult day but already today Alex is feeling just fine and seems to be out of pain. We won’t know about [...]
I recently read PG Wodehouse’s The Clicking of Cuthbert which was great fun. Of course anything by Wodehouse cheers the soul and I really needed cheering this last week. Jared was out of town for seven days and six nights. It was awful. That’s the longest we’ve ever been apart and aside from missing his [...]
…about what kind of mother I am. Yes. Those are my babies. In their pajamas. Eating a tub of leftover brownies for breakfast. They are homemade if that helps.
This was my first re-read of the year. I love this book by C.S. Lewis. It is short but very, very rich. The moral knowledge packed into it’s 127 pages is astounding. I read it almost every year for a reminder of how not to let selfishness and pride shape my existence. Highly, highly recommended [...]
OK, Christmas was nuts. Fun but crazy. The boys loved all their presents, were a little overwhelmed and hyper and were as adorable as could be. Jared ran off with the camera again (naturally) so you all will have to wait a bit to enjoy the cuteness. Kafka is almost done and I really want [...]
Here are a few shots of the birthday boy.