I hesitate to call what we’re experiencing in Chicago “spring”. It’s been rainy and damn cold for what seems like forever. We get a peek of sunshine maybe every 10 days. When I say the Chelis are experiencing some very acute cabin fever, you have to understand that we are all going bananas over here. [...]
We’re having another baby. It’s been a little more difficult than when I was pregnant with Henry, what with all the puking and the reflux and the insomnia. Raphe’s had to shoulder a little more than his share of the household duties as a result, and consequently posting here at Barnabas Monkeypants dropped off a [...]
So I’ve been quite the slacker of late, eh? No posts in nearly a month, people unable to get their Henry fix, dogs and cats sleeping together. It’s anarchy! ANARCHY! Well, September through November is always a busy time for me at work, as I travel a lot of weekends and spend a lot of [...]
We were too harried last year to even attempt a Christmas tree, so this year is Henry’s first Christmas with an actual tree. This also marks the first Christmas the cats are experiencing a Christmas tree, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about that. I’ve had nightmares about Cecil knocking the [...]
Henry is happiest when he's looking at or playing with or reading about cars and trucks and fire engines and bulldozers -- pretty much anything with wheels or that makes a loud, growly noise. This book has all that (and if you're a little nutty like me, you can add the sound effects).
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