Meet Rudy
There’s never a good time to say goodbye to your pet, and we miss Butch very much. Baguette talks about him and Sundance and Wicket all the time, and our consolation is that she clearly is happy when she thinks… Read moreMeet Rudy
Category: Family and Friends
Last of the Wild Bunch
We said goodbye to Butch on Saturday. He had a good run — he survived Sundance, who we lost to brain lesions in February 2019, by more than a year. We adopted them in 2015, and gave them both the… Read moreLast of the Wild Bunch
Happy Halloween 2019 – and Hello, November!
To be honest, we never know what Halloween is going to bring. We’ve seen enough variation to know that the best approach is to let Baguette set the pace. Some years she’s wanted to go to a few houses for… Read moreHappy Halloween 2019 – and Hello, November!
Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes
I don’t believe that anything I’m going to write about here is unique to me. But I haven’t read a lot about it, which is why I want to write this. In February, I turned 50. And leading up to… Read moreTurn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes
BookTalk: Bedtime Reading
A year and a couple of weeks ago, we started reading chapter books at bedtime. We all curl up in Baguette’s bed and read the next installment of the current literary adventure. Baguette is working on her reading skills, and… Read moreBookTalk: Bedtime Reading
A Day in the Life
Here’s a thing to know as you’re picturing this: Baguette needs me to sleep with her. We are working on it. But it is hard, because I am tired. 04:30 Wake up. No reason. Try to go back to sleep…. Read moreA Day in the Life
Your Own Oxygen Mask
You know the maxim. Put your own mask on first. Often, though, that’s easier said than done. Because the other mask is needed so urgently, and so persistently, that it’s easy to forget that you even have one of your… Read moreYour Own Oxygen Mask
Adjusting Expectations: Travel Edition
So I’ve been listening to podcasts for a while now, and one of my favorites is The Mom Hour with Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers. Each week they have a new episode that shares parenting advice and experience on a… Read moreAdjusting Expectations: Travel Edition
Happy Easter
A lot of things are changing. I want to write about all of them, but I don’t have the time, energy, or focus. Here’s one: For the past several years, I’ve colored the eggs that Baguette hunts for on Easter… Read moreHappy Easter
Women’s Marches
The Women’s Marches are not for us–at least, not the big ones like L.A.’s. We decided that last year, and then Mr. Sandwich suggested we make a last minute-try, because he could see how much I wished I were there,… Read moreWomen’s Marches