Apr
03
Mommy brag warning!
Our son’s “Google doodle” made the cut and he is one of only six finalists at his elementary school to have the opportunity to enter the big Google contest.
The contest theme is “What if…”. The kids had a template of the Google logo, and then designed their own drawings around it.
At Google [...]
Nov
17
The school photographs are in!
Here’s Ben’s Fall 2007 second grade school photo:
And here’s his class (yes, he adores his teacher):
Bigger versions are available at my photo gallery.
Jul
15
Ok, I think I’ve got my photos ready to go here…. They’ll stand in for a travelogue. I’ll just make a couple of notes here and there. More than anything else, I think I most enjoyed meeting and talking with all of the people we encountered at various places. I don’t really have the energy [...]
Nov
30
We were late getting into Longmeadow. My brother Roy, wife Patty, and son Dylan had already been there for a few hours. It was so great to be able to spend some time with them. We rarely get to see one another anymore. Dylan was so totally adorable - he’s such a perfect mix of [...]
Nov
17
Ben has named the kitten Lila. She is thriving, and very cute. I can hear Ben’s peals of laughter when they play together. Last night, he fell asleep on the couch - she was nestled in on his neck, with one little paw resting on his chin. Awww.
Sep
05
Ben got the Citizen of the Month Award (for August) at his Elementary School. Awwww.
(We could even almost overlook that they spelled his name “Benjamim” on the award.)
Mar
29
In Memory of Little One: Little One 1989 - March 29, 2006. She lived to be 17.
My cat Little One was “named” during the time that I was working on my MA in Philosophical Theology and Ethics. It was important to me to affirm “just a little one,” especially as a counterweight to all [...]