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Passively, patiently waiting for packages. Many, many packages.

As usual, there is much house activity at our house.  Big guy and I painted a ceiling last night and plan to paint it again tonight.  This afternoon, little guy and I have the important job of holding a cabinet vigil.  Sometime between two o’clock and six o’clock, the cabinet truck will squeeze its way [...]

cherry blossoms in the kitchen

Having gone to school midway down the eastern seaboard, springtime meant that ice storms that made you shudder at the thought of walking outside were a thing of the past and that heavy humidity that made you shudder at the thought of walking outside were a thing of the future.  Exam anxiety was in the [...]

and for the record…

I have absolutely no idea what the subtitle of this site is about.  Unfortunately, I also have absolutely no idea how to change it.  This means that some research is in order.  And a category titled “drivel” was not my idea either.  I’m pretty sure that I don’t ever have time for drivel.  Ever.  This [...]

from the other side of the kitchen

Yes, we’re working toward a new kitchen.  It’s been about a year and a half project so far, mostly weekends, mostly unpaid labor and mostly learn as we/they go at that (more on the we/they later).  Along the way there has been a baby, 2 new jobs and a bunch of other…activity.  There have been [...]