A Little Chaos Theory

Roegen’s 2nd birthday was yesterday.  On the one hand, I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that it has been so long.  On the other hand, hearing him say “mine” and “no” every 30 seconds reinforces the idea that he has left babyhood behind.
It’s amazing how quickly children grow and change [...]

There were four in the bed and the little ones said “roll over, roll over.” So they all rolled over and Mommy fell out.
With Scott out of town, the boys have been worried about my getting lonely. While the sentiment is nice, what it translates into is them sleeping with me. Last [...]

Scott is gone on a business trip. He has to take some tests relating to his teacher licensure. I dropped him off this morning and will pick him up Monday, in time to spend time hanging out at a museum, visit the surgeon who performed the most recent corneal transplant, and celebrate my [...]

I know, I know. I promised that I was going to start writing more. And honestly, the desire to write, the will to write, the ideas to write – they’re all there. The problem is finding the TIME to write. Houston, we have a toddler.
Roegen is almost 2. He has [...]

When I started this blog, one of the things that I promised myself was that I would write regularly.  I knew that everyday might be a bit ambitious, but thought that three times a week was a decent goal.  Some weeks I’ve written a lot more, and when that has happened it’s been wonderful.
Recently, I’ve [...]

Jude started swimming lessons last month. They were a birthday present from my parents, but he had to wait because he had spiked a high fever at the time that he was initially scheduled begin. He has no fear of water and actually managed to complete both levels one and two during the [...]

I’ve never been a shoe person. At any given time, I usually own one pair of dress shoes, one pair of casual shoes, and one pair of slippers. Sometimes I’ll have sandals or hiking boots too but more than that is superfluous and the shoes will just sit in my closet. To [...]

“Jude, you have to look at the flag and put your hand over your heart.”
“But I don’t want to.”
“It’s important.”
“Ohhhh-kay.”
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
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