Super-Hero 7-Year-Olds

We had a super hero birthday party around my place last weekend. My now-7-year-old son needed all his friends to come over in their finest super hero regalia for two hours of mayhem. Yes, they destroyed our house. Yes, they were out of control energetic. But there were no tears, no injuries, and no hurt feelings the entire sprint. ​Read on…


Nick Update

As many of you know, Nick had a rough start. First it was the lungs. We had to have those blown open with forced air

Nicholas Elliott Wright

A quick note to announce the arrival of Nicholas Elliott Wright, our son, born 8:56PM, April 20, 2006. He’s in ICU with sort of a

Sophie the Bat

I took the girls to the Turkey Trot today, which stops up at the elephant pen at the zoo. They ended up taking an hour

Amazing. Because of Pizza.

Right now, Kira is eating a wonderful Russian soup with beef, beets, and onions — all good stuff. It’s wonderful, but not so much for

The Meaning of Life

Clearly, I’m on a kid’s say the darndest things kick. Acknowledged. Let’s move on to tonight’s tale.  Curt’s over for family dinner. We’re eating Yumms (cause they rock)

Swath of Destruction

So, I was home for lunch today, and it was time to feed Sophie. I tried some soup. No go. I tried some cereal. No

Hanging out at the Potty with Sophie

I haven’t written much about Sophie lately. Come to think of it, I haven’t written much about nuthin lately. And I think, as irony would

Cats

Cassie was just sitting on the back of the couch, and she started heaving. I said to Kira, “Get her!” Kira must have mistook what