How time flies

Current schedule:

3 or 4 am -wake to baby fussing, bring baby into bed to snack

5:45 am – wake up, nudge the missus to feed the baby, snooze for 15 more minutes

6 am – 7:15 am get up, feed cats, pour coffee, start oatmeal in rice cooker, drink coffee, ready bottles and other necessities for daycare, [...]

Legality and Inequality

I have a vague memory of going to court when I was about nine with my parents, my older sister and my little brother. I don’t think my older brother was there but can’t actually remember. The memory is still there, I think, mostly because it was a variation from the regular routine and because [...]

crazy impatient… but patient too

Wheeee!

The roller coaster ride of life has been intense with ups and and a few downs these past couple of months and I’ve been mostly silent for various reasons, the biggest of which is that it just wasn’t time to share yet. But now it’s past time to share and I must stop being negligent [...]

seasons change

Fall is truly here. The crisp joy of cooler weather and warmer, cozier clothes but along with that is the melancholy of approaching winter. I want to curl up with a good book, a cup of tea and a cat and snooze the day away. I also want to cook delicious hearty soups, apple pies [...]

Baby blankets

First there was this blanket for my sister’s little girl (now three):

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blankie complete, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

then there was this one for my brother’s little boy (now two and a half):

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Snow, sunshine and fresh air

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poppy, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Just over five years ago the missus and I stood before a group of our family and close friends and promised our lives to each other. Five years – [...]

Are you trying to have a baby with no success?*

Internet, I must confess, the missus and I are fairly private people (in case you hadn’t already garnered from the limited personal information I share here). We’ve both got our qualms about putting our personal info out there on the world wide whatchamacallit. But this endeavor we’re in the midst of is overwhelming and finally [...]