>I realized yesterday as Sebastian played with his trains (up the hill. down the hill. up the hill. down the hill.) that life these days is all about opposites. In and out. Open and close. Off and on. Sit and stand. I could go on all night with this list, seriously. Sebastian loves to find…
>Getting into the spirit
>Finally recovered from our colds (more or less), we decided it was time to jump into the fall season with a little pumpkin picking. We had to dodge the rain and avoid some major mud, but we managed to choose some future jack-o-lanterns (or, as Sebastian calls them, “pun-key…happy!”) and grab some cider and doughnuts…
>The Sink Trap
> A few years ago I read an article about how to have a successful marriage. I’m a sucker for such articles, even though they often are obvious or so patently wrong they make me angry. I’m too lazy to look up this particular one again, so you’ll have to accept my paraphrasing of it….
>Three more pokes
>Fifteen-month well child visit to the doctor today! Of course with his miserably lingering cough, one has a hard time categorizing Sebastian as “well,” but… yeah. The doctor pronounced him healthy overall with a great vocabulary. She and I particularly like how he says “hi” and “bye-bye” several minutes after the moment has passed. Anyway,…
>Wed, Boo (updated)
>Though the title suggests some sort of aversion to marriage, this week’s fun new skill refers to colors. Sebastian has figured out that objects not only have names, they have other attributes as well (mostly shape and color, though he likes to say big, too). His color knowledge seems really impressive if you show him…
