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From time to time I like to document the bedtime routine. In this way I will be able to look back at various trends and remember them, either recalling misery or pleasure of the experience. “Iron is a metal, you see it every day.” Isaac sings, out of tune, in his room. He’s not loud, but he [...] Gabe climbs, hand over hand, feet locking into the rocky slope. Fifteen meters away, then ten. He is by far the best climber of the group. He leads the way, using rocks, trees, anything to pull himself up higher. We went geocaching this past weekend. Our first foray took us into Quarry Hill. We went from paved [...] “It’s my birthday!” Gabe tells me this as we eat breakfast in the morning. It is not his birthday. It’s Isaac’s birthday. I tell Gabe this much, and it seems to sink in. “It’s Isaac’s birthday.” “Right.” Later in the day — it’s Monday, so I’m not working — Gabe comes back with a counter proposal. “It’s my birthday.” Clever. “No, Gabe, it’s [...] I have few words today. Vacation finished last night at a fairly late hour. Early, we got up early to take the kids to school, and now I recover peacefully. A coincidence in events took us to Wisconsin for a baby shower and Illinois for a wedding. Both were very good. The boys and I enjoyed hours and [...] Today I am simply writing to record a first. Saturday marked our first whole family trip to the movies. Isaac and I have been out to the movies several times, but Gabriel has never been deemed worthy. With the debut of Toy Story 3 things changed. We went to a Saturday afternoon matinee. 2:30 in the afternoon always seems like [...] |
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