Things categorized as 'Family'
Jensen Tweney stuff
Mistaken identity.
Today after preschool a mom I haven't seen before is putting her son into her car. She greets Clara effusively as we walk by on the sidewalk: "Oh, hello, sweetheart! I had ...
Next time when I’m a baby.
Clara wanted to read her new book Clara and Asha before bedtime. As I'm bringing it over to the bed, she says, “Next time when I'm ...
Nutcracker.
Clara has been completely enchanted by The Nutcracker for the past several weeks. She first heard the music at preschool, where they've got two different CDs of the ballet, and the teachers ...
Raise high the roof beam, carpenters!
Today our excellent crew of carpenters put the roof beam in place, and we celebrated in traditional style by hanging a pine wreath on the end of it.
I rided a bike to school.
by Clara (transcribed, and annotated, by a teacher at preschool)Once upon a time I rided a bike to school. Cause it is hard to get to school on the freeway cause there ...
I’m a Robot!
Here's Clara's outstanding robot costume, manufactured with a case of Pacifico and a box of Annie's Mac and Cheese, plus some silver spray paint, a bit of flexible dryer conduit, a Sharpie, ...
How to skin a house.
I'm sure Karen will soon have more pictures of the chaos going on here, but here's a sample. The big project for the past few days has been stucco removal--like flaying ...
Going up!
After months of work, Karen's plans for our remodel finally got the green light from the planning department yesterday. We celebrated by sabering a bottle of champagne last night, and this morning ...
It’s my Daddy.
This is a picture Clara drew last week at preschool. Teacher Sheila wrote down the story Clara told to go with it:It's a person. It's my Daddy. It's an angry Daddy. ...
