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After My Own Heart

This afternoon, Sally and Francis were playing restaurant. This is not uncommon. Francis sat at her play table and theView full post »

Found in her bike pouch

Francis told me this is "an autumn leaf from Chicago and an ipoder."View full post »

Pictures That Brighten My Day

Often during the day, an email like this arrives in my inbox. I smile every time.View full post »

Revival of the Silly Music Project

I pulled out the microphone that Sally gave me a few years ago, and dusted off the vocal chords.  You might recall thatView full post »

I Love Weddings.

Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending Matt’s cousin’s wedding in Groom, Texas. After a very longView full post »

How good is government insurance?

This is a good news, good news, good news, bad news post. The first good news is that Francis is feeling much better.View full post »

Fatherhood

Francis has had a difficult few days. Her last solid meal was on Christmas day (when she ate an entire steak at Hunk andView full post »

For all you non-believers…

Prego#3 Originally uploaded by ..Sally.. I really am pregnant with #3! The belly has arrived.View full post »

Ugh.

Sick with no medicine in sight. Originally uploaded by ..Sally.. One of the worst things about being pregnant is gettingView full post »

Picking out our Christmas Tree

Picking out our Christmas Tree Originally uploaded by ..Sally.. This past weekend, while enjoying the 70º weather hereView full post »

Encouragement

Heard just now: Francis: I'm going to jump from the ottoman to the couch. Me: oh no, that's much too far. You&#View full post »

Capitalism

Sally and I were just talking about how much better Noggin is than other kids’ channels on television. When weView full post »

Choroid Plexus Cysts

“Are cysts a bad thing?” I asked the sonographer who was rubbing her instrument on Sally’s lubricated belly. SheView full post »

Genocide

At a Mexican restaurant in Amarillo:View full post »