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Great news: the kitchen is done, and Christmas has been vanquished. It was touch and go there for a while, with everyone sick, the contents of the kitchen disgorged,  and everything covered with dust. But bit by bit we got … Continue reading →

Here is our before picture. Note the gaping hole where the fridge was (we traded fridges with our house in Cleveland, but the bigger better fridge didn't fit there… it was like that for months!). Note the limited counter space, … Continue reading →

Okay, deep cleansing breath. We're almost there. This is painting week. I had much concern about the color… there's a lot of it, as it's all over the walls and the stunning new ceiling. Make a mistake there and.. oh, … Continue reading →

What a bad combination. Dust, noise, confusion, power tools, croup, asthma, fevers… At times I have been forced to ask myself an uncomfortable question: If my children are the devil's spawn, what does that make me? Isaac is especially bad … Continue reading →

Advanced kitchenlessness has little to recommend it. Even less when small children are involved. It's been quite a run here, for the last month or so, a packed series of events and circumstances that have made even a short blog … Continue reading →

"Don't call me Darth Vader," Isaac said. "Call me 'Dark Lord of the Sith.'" Um… okay… Here is the Dark Lord of the Sith, in his suburban back yard.   The above photo was taken at Isaac's sixth birthday party … Continue reading →

Yesterday Isaac claimed that he had a cold. It may actually have had some seeds of truth. He sneezed repeatedly and, at one point when he was screaming enthusiastically about something, I caught a glimpse of his throat. It looked … Continue reading →

I'm at a public library and using a — sniff — public computer. I feel like Princess Anastasia scrubbing the hearth. Or like our dog Lena, who gets that miserable look on her face when eating her dinner, a look … Continue reading →

"Everyone loses data ONCE in their life," the Mac Genius said yesterday. "I myself lost $50,000 worth of images, so I know what you're going through." Well, maybe he does. I know I am not alone. A quick glance online … Continue reading →

It's that time of year again: mice madness. So far the kitchen floor trapping total is 7. These all are smallish, half-grown white-footed mice of exactly the same size. Like, a litter. Like, mom and dad mouse said, "Kids, why … Continue reading →