happy halloween
October 31, 2006 -

eleven months
September 22, 2006 -

steps
September 16, 2006 - Claire took two steps in a row on Sept 11. I guess we'll have no trouble remembering the date of that milestone... I counted them as a fluke, but was quite pleased that they happened in the presence of my...

sick baby
August 28, 2006 - Claire had the stomach bug yesterday. How miserable! She had woken up in the middle of the night with a fever, which I attributed to teething...(she is getting her molars, after all). She woke up happy, and I decided we...

syrup
August 21, 2006 - Claire is cutting her molars, and let me assure you that it's not a fun experience for any of us! She's been waking up more at night, and clearly in pain. I keep the "big guns" (tylenol and motrin) handy...

amazed that i remember how to post
August 15, 2006 - It's been so long! I have been home for about a week and a half, and realized at that time that I'd only been home for two weeks since Claire was 7 months old! We got home and are now...

opinions please
July 7, 2006 - May photo: June photo: What do you think? For some context, these will eventually be a calendar...so they should fit in with these. I had planned to do use the left for both months...but flickr comments on both "rights" has...

hurrah
June 9, 2006 - I realized the other day that here I am halfway around the world, and I didn't even mention here that I was going...this blog is so neglected. We left the desert on the day Claire turned 7 months old. She...

i broke down
May 12, 2006 - ...and finally turned on the air conditioning. I am really patting our family on our collective back for having waited this long. I guess I'm congratulating the guests we've had in the past few weeks also...because it has been on...

vote
May 1, 2006 - We need a rug here: Do you like this one: (350 at Home Depot, but 10% off) Or this one: (294 at Lowes, no discount) Any feedback is appreciated......