The 4th of July is the grandest holiday in the summer season at our town’s swimming pool. First, there’s a small parade of old cars, old politicians, young Scouts, a rag-tag band of musicians, and a huge flotilla of kids on anything with wheels. The kids and bikes, scooters, and strollers are all gussied up in red, [...]
Upon learning I was pregnant with Ian, the first thing I bought was What to Expect When You’re Expecting. It helped pass the time during those interminable 9-and-a-half months. When he was a few months old, we borrowed Dr. Ferber’s sleep book to “Ferberiz” him and he dutifully learned to sleep through the night. The same techniques [...]
I remember long ago, when Malcolm was a newborn, a friend saying “OMG, in 13 years, you’re going to have 3 teenage boys! I can just picture them all swarming into the kitchen, yanking open the fridge, raiding your food supply, leaving carnage in their wake.” This was not what I wanted to hear. The [...]
Before children, Chris and I would sleep late on weekends. (Is “sleep in” an East Coast expression? I don’t remember anyone saying that in the Midwest). We might get up at 9, 10 or even 11, depending on which parties or concerts had taken place the night before. Then we had a baby. And babies arise at the [...]
Coming up with Christmas card ideas was much easier when the boys were little. Like the time I bought them all black turtlenecks and asked our dear friend, talented photographer Paul Crane, if he would use a black backdrop. Paul very kindly went out and bought one just for our shoot, he later admitted. I [...]
