Category Archives: Family

Delivery Room

We’re here. Amy just had her epideral and is dozing peacefully, for which I am grateful. It was hard to watch her endure the pain of contractions, and hers were especially brutal. I didn’t feel very useful. The nurse just … Continue reading

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Labor Day, but No Labor…

We painted his room. I assembled his crib, varnished his chest of drawers, put together his rocking chair. We plugged in the nightlight, hung all his little clothes, got all the diapers ready next to the changing table. I even … Continue reading

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Laurel Fork Falls, AT

Late night, a few hours after sunset. Jeff and Joe are already asleep in this cramped little tent we share for the next few nights (we took the smallest tent to save space in our packs). Through the usual silence … Continue reading

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Into the Wilderness

From deep within the dark and silent sanctuary of my nylon tent, from a stormy night in the heart of nature, from the depths of my inner need…I blog. For the past two days, my brothers (aka “the twins,” aka … Continue reading

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Roughing it @ IHOP

Jeff, Joe, and I are in Nashville, Tennessee at an IHOP on the edge of town. Camping food sure is rough. Actually, we did camp at a state park in Arkansas last night, briefly–we pulled in at midnight, pitched a … Continue reading

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Computers are wonderful/horrible things

I have two laptops, and neither one works. So here I am at the ancient dinosaur (Amy’s college computer, circa 1996) in the study. Both the dinosaur and the study are soon to be extinct–the study will become the baby’s … Continue reading

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That was “one good weekend.”

Friday 1. Finished reading Beowulf vs. Grendel in class. What an awesome job I have, where I get to immerse myself in literature that I love. 2. Later that day performed in the talent show. Once again, I love my … Continue reading

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