I had thought we might stay up all night watching election results, but by about two o’clock I was really longing for my pillow.  I managed to keep my eyes open until three-thirty–long enough to make sure that we wouldn’t wake up to any nasty surprises in the morning–and after Pennsylvania was called we turned… Read More It’s a start.

I’m just sitting here on tenterhooks like every other American and much of the rest of the world. I don’t expect I’ll sleep much tonight.

After more than a year of being able to spell only his own and Olof’s names, Tage has recently mastered the writing of mine as well.  For the past couple of weeks I’ve been finding scraps of paper all over the house with my name written in his kindergartener’s hand and a sprinkling of hearts… Read More Freud would have a field day with this, but I just think it’s sweet.

When I was very young, maybe nine or ten, I decided to read Huckleberry Finn.  By the time I finished the first few pages, I had asked my mom what so many words meant that she suggested maybe I should put the book aside and save it until I was a little older.  The book… Read More In over my head

Last night Tage left his costume unattended for a moment, and Petra wasted no time in trying it on for size.  Something about the look on her face here just makes me smile and smile.  Judging by the disembodied hand reaching for the mask, I’m guessing Tage wasn’t equally charmed.

Tage’s taken a little break from the Halloween decorating and moved on to something more universal.  He spent much of last night and a good part of today drawing pictures of his latest idol, Yoda, and hanging them up around the house for everyone to enjoy.  So that we’ll never be far from the little… Read More Home decor

It’s starting to get pretty cold at night now, and the daytime temperature has been hovering right around freezing for the past couple of days.  Olof put the winter tires on the car yesterday, and I’ve been half expecting to see snow every morning when I get up, but so far we’ve been blessed with… Read More Winding down

Tage has been a demon with the scissors for the past several weeks, cutting every scrap of paper he can find into a heart or a Pokémon ball or a tree or a superhero. Tonight he started in making Halloween decorations, so we’re very heavy on the ghosts and bats now. Funnily enough, it was… Read More Seasonal