Dec 05 2008
Can you spare a minute to help the world’s poorest people?
It helps me to remember that some of the world’s poor were my neighbors, my seatmates at church, visitors to my porch, children in my son Michael’s preschool class. They were my neighbors in Honduras; they are my friends’ neighbors in Bosnia, Gaza and the [...]
Dec 03 2008
As an active, concerned mom, I subscribe to various organizations’ newsletters on topics related to healthy parenting. I just wanted to share some of the holiday-related tips and information I’ve received. Just think of it as my monthly (or periodically) PSA.
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) issued their annual CCFC Guide to Commercial-Free Holidays with “tips [...]
Dec 01 2008
We celebrated Maggie’s 1st birthday with some of our friends from the Finca - Erin H, Claire H and her brother Mark H, Naomi C and Laura T. We had tasty brunch and of course, a delicious cake.
Maggie thought the cake was a funny texture but worth trying - she sat with Emma (Erika’s mom) [...]
Nov 29 2008
We have a house! Michael-John did a great description of our new house in New Lenox, so I’ll just direct you there. If you haven’t seen the post and pictures, check them out!
Nov 25 2008
I think Michael-John may have beat me to the punch in putting up some of these photos, but I’m going to put them up anyway.
Hanging out in the built-in bookcases in Papa’s new study…
Outdoor snowy fun
Maggie has become quite a fan of sitting on Michael’s lap, either to read a story or to watch a [...]
Nov 15 2008
Okay, so I’m pretty behind with my posting, owing to all the moving and birthdaying and holidaying we;ve done over the past 8 weeks, but I’m back and working furiously to catch up. I’m backdating them not to fake you out, but to make it easier to search for stuff later if I need to.
In [...]
Nov 12 2008
Katie is the winner of the 2008 Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship writing competition. Go Katie!!!
Oct 23 2008
The author of the NY Times article linked below had it right when she said that a miscarriage isn’t an event with a defined timespan - its beginning may be dated with either a gut feeling, a twinge of pain, or another physical symptom; its end, for many couples, never comes. The physical aspects may [...]
Oct 19 2008
Nick Jr’s preschool show The Backyardigans has a live theatre production touring the US, and when we found out it would be coming to South Bend, my mom and I knew we had to take the kids to see it. It was a great way to introduce them to the theatre in a family-friendly, not [...]
Oct 18 2008
One of the things i am loving about being back in the States is the freedom I have to play outside, whenever and wherever, and just be out and about. With this freedom, obviously, comes the obligation to help Michael realize his dream of being a world-famous soccer player.
Our friend Anne, of the Watson Highlands, [...]