Here’s what our wittle Anthony is up to these days.You have to say it like that. “Wittle” Anthony.Or you can call him a wittle man. Either is acceptableHere is a close-up of that cute wittle mouth.Oh dear. He needs a drool bucket.Let’s zoom back out.If you were here I’d even let you smell him. He just had a bath and he smells so good.It’s enough to … [Read more...]
Jem of the Day
I blinked and my baby’s now four months old.How can this be?Do you see that scratch under Anthony’s eye? Cate was bouncing him on her knees and one of her fingernails caught his cheek. Poor little fella! He forgave her like, almost instantly and she is still one of his favorite people.(She is one of my favorite people, too. I don’t know what I’d … [Read more...]
3 Months Old!
Already.Sigh.Photos by Jem Photography (of course) … [Read more...]
Photography by Jem
Sounds like a studio, doesn’t it?My 10-year-old son has definitely taken a turn for the artistic, and I love that he loves taking photos because he will often run to get the camera when the “main” photographer is otherwise preoccupied.He’s gotten some great shots of Anthony that way.Many great shots of Anthony.Many, many great shots of Anthony.A … [Read more...]
Head Trauma
~ For Suzanne ~There are some family accidents that you never forget.When Jem was a baby, just two months old, we were living in Natick, Massachusetts. Our starter home was a little Cape Cod—emphasis on the word “little”—but it was home and we loved it.I was such a young mom back then.One day Jem was exceedingly fussy. Nothing I did seemed to … [Read more...]
A Blister-Ripping Hit
My family is heaving a collective sigh of relief.Baseball is done for the season.Jem went out with a bit of a bang, hitting a double in the third inning of the first All Star game (“Mom, I hit the ball so hard I ripped open my blister!”) and scoring the winning run, to boot. That’s it for the bragging rights on Mom’s part, though, because they lost … [Read more...]
The Big 1-0
Ten years ago it was Memorial Day. I had gone to bed the night before, praying for a May baby. "Please, Mary?" I implored her. "I know you've got some clout up there...and he would be born on your special feast day."[Ordinarily May 31st is the feast of the Visitation.][As you know.]Well, I woke up at 4:00 to an unmistakable labor......and Baby Jem … [Read more...]
Grace for the Painting
Our little Cate is suffering from several allergies. We recently had her tested and it turns out she is allergic to cats (which we knew) and dogs (which we didn’t) and dust mites (do you blame her?). “I’m allergic to all my favorite pets!” she moaned.“You like dust mites for a pet?” Jem retorted.She is also severely allergic to certain tree pollens … [Read more...]
Lazarus’s Tomb
By JemEd. Note: I am opening comments on this post because Jem just asked if he got any comments on “his” post yet.No need to have my Lenten penance be his Lenten penance. : ) … [Read more...]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Subtitled: A Dingo Stole My BabiesExcept it wasn't a dingo in this case--it was a Daddy.And this is how he has the kids prepare for a day of skiing. My sitting room becomes a tomb for outdoor apparel, all in the name of winter readiness.You'd think it was 20 degrees or something.(And you'd be right.)AMDG, … [Read more...]
