Brian has this funny collector streak running through his veins. Let me illustrate: There’s the record of how many miles he rides on his bike. I think he started this in October of 2003. He put 11,700 miles on his old bike and he’s up to 1,900 miles on his new bike (purchased this spring).…

Should I be offended that Pioneeer Woman chose to name the ugliest cow in her herd Beatrice? Compare this: And this:

My baby is six months old today. Six months ago I was gazing into her eyes and looking at her little pouty bottom lip for the firs time. And then I blinked and she was six months old. I suppose I’ll be saying the same thing when she turns twenty. The phrase pride and joy…

We were walking the other night – on our way to dinner and we saw a big dead rat. Now that just makes the place where I live sound awful, but Evanston really is a nice green and pleasant place. And yet I can’t deny that we have seen rats on a couple occasions. It…

Along with our baby cereal so far we’ve had peas, peaches, bannanas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, apples and pears. Bannanas were the favorite. Green beans, she was not so enthusiastic about. Time to move on to some sort of meat. Mmmm. I’ve posted a few new photos in album #4.

I love a simple lunch that comes together spontaneously when you have a fridge full of good seasonal stuff. I remember a summer when mom and I kept having meals of steamed swiss chard and little red potatoes with a good amount of butter and salt and pepper. Those simple seasonal things taste so good.…

On the phone with Jennifer the other day – Jenna said my name. It sounded a lot like daddy with a “k” sound at the beginning. She said it in her bright matter-of-fact little voice. Oh, it made me so happy. These pictures are from when she was about 3 months old. I miss her.…

It’s never too early to start searching for the right college for Bea. Just Kidding. We have been hibernating because of the hot, humid weather but today I just had to get out. I decided to walk around Northwestern’s shady campus instead of our usual lakefront route. College campuses can be so beautiful – I…

Sometimes, especially when Brian is travelling, I let the house get completely messy and concentrate on doing something like this: Simplicity Overalls Pattern 4054, darling fabric from Superbuzzy and although I wish I could say I made it, the little cardigan is from a used clothing store. Doing stuff like this keeps me happy. Now…