Welcome to the new face of the House!
one small step
In the NICU, James had a therapist named Phil who once told me, “Walking is just controlled falling.” Somewhere in between holding on and lunging forward comes a step or two in the right direction.
Snips and snails and puppy-dog tails
Today all the Supergrands gathered for a very special occasion. Today Valor (who is already wearing 24 mo. clothes) officially graduated from being a baby into being a little boy (and one who likes cake!)
Finding a home: Part 2
Moving…again?! Tomorrow at 10 am, we plunge headlong back into homeownership. After our home in Central Florida sold—a miracle, given the distressed real estate market there—we started looking in New Bern, but we didn’t find anything compelling, and we had more or less decided that we would continue to rent for another six months or [...]
Finding a home: Part 1
About 70 days ago, my Facebook status was: Friday night : finding a replacement for Gino’s Pizza :: Sunday morning : finding a replacement for Orlando Grace. Both endeavors have left me hoping there’s something else out there. All the colons, above, are the Aristotelian notation for an analogy. Since 2005, I understand analogies have [...]
69 seconds of fame
Valor’s Superman video was recently featured on our friend Jen’s new blog, EPBOT. He shares the post with his young ninja friend, Isaiah (or “Mister I”) who used to come play with us once a week. Step back in time a moment and remember how… Those buddies used to laugh together… Cry together… And recount [...]
