I'm taking another stab at reading Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Neufeld and Mate. This section resonated with me this morning:

"The second way of attaching is usually well in evidence by toddlerhood. The child seeks to be like those she feels closest to. She attempts to assume the same form of existence or ( Read more... )

theagentx and I started off Saturday by sleeping in a little and then heading off to Hamilton to visit with Tarq and buy some leather. It's always fun to see to Tarq - he always seems genuinely excited to you. theagentx has a couple kit-prettying projects in mind and I have a slightly more utilitarian one that we are now prepared to work on ( Read more... )

My brother has posted and therefore I will, too (although some of you already know).

Shortly after 1pm on Saturday, fox_sejant's wife gave birth to their firstborn, a son, who they named Cian Lief. He was seven lbs, 3 oz with a full head of soft black hair. Both mother and son are doing well ( Read more... )

William and Aislinne were hosting a "Pre-Baby Party" (NOT a "shower", says Aislinne, "I don't do silly games") for fox_sejant and Jeny this afternoon. theagentx & I were supposed to go. Unfortunately the condition of the roads from last night's snow, coupled with the on-and-off snow today (heavily at times, although it's only barely flurrying at the moment) has ( Read more... )

I believe a number of you have wondered when this would happen, so theagentx and I are pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family in July.

* My backyard - and especially the trees in my neighbor's backyards - looked very pretty with the new snow this morning. I was delighted ( Read more... )

So, what's been happening in my life?

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Six years ago Sunday my maternal grandfather died.
Six years ago today fox_sejant and I were turned back from the plane we were boarding to go to the funeral because of a "ground stop order ( Read more... )

I'm back from my week at the Lilies War and visiting family in the Kansas City area. It was a really great trip and I'm glad I went. Lord willing and vacation schedules accomodating, I want to go back next year.

I left with fineum, mahault, Pete and the girls on Saturday morning at about 8:30. We drove as far as O'Fallon, Illinois (just the east of St. ( Read more... )

Everyone's posting actual updates it seems, and I've been slack. Well, no more ( Read more... )