Well, in spite of our fears about Tristan’s new-found ability to get out of his crib, things have worked out better than expected. He is now regularly sleeping in his “big boy” bed. On the topic of sleep, we’re getting very little restful sleep these days because we are trying to get our dog, Sarah, [...]

When Michele put Tristan down in his crib for a nap yesterday, little did we know how much our lives would change…We heard him cry for a while, then he talked to himself for a while — all normal things. After a period of silence, suddenly we heard him come downstairs! The little stinker had, [...]

I just finished reading a thoughtful, sometimes droll, book called The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island written by Linda Greenlaw of The Perfect Storm fame. Since I have a special fondness for Maine, where this book is written (and is the home of the author), it was an entertaining read. As I [...]

The weather today (and yesterday) was terrific: breezy and cool, never above 75 degrees or so. A stark contrast to the hot, humid weather we’ve had for weeks! Today, my mother-in-law sent us the following email that I felt had to be shared, it was so unusual:
“This is pretty neat. Apparently the owners of this [...]