We love Roan’s use of adjectives these days (see previous posts re: “beautiful,” “disgusting,” and “terrible”). He is now using the word “so” in his fragmented Tarzan English to express himself. One night Roan enthusiastically declared to the universe, “broccolis SO good!!” Squeezing his stuffed puppies with delight: “Doggies so sweet!” Looking at a wallet … Continue reading
Posted in June 2008 …
The Pre-School Project
He got in! For those of you not familiar with east coast metropolitan insanity, getting a child into pre-school around here is like trying to get a great apartment in New York City. In May, we did a round of tours, put him on several waiting lists, and crossed our fingers for fall 2008. So, … Continue reading
$.25 Horse
This joy ride is a bona fide flashback from my childhood in the 70s. I lived for these rides, especially upon tortuous trips to Wal-Mart and the grocery store with my mom (“I’m only stopping for a gallon of milk” – this was the BIG LIE and bane of our precious playtime – not to … Continue reading
Kill Diego Love Diego
Is war genetic?Here is our little Shiva – one minute loving Diego, the next minute, body slamming and threatening to throw him over the balcony. Albeit, he is 100% cotton, but this is not too far off from Roan’s usual impulse in his playgroups with other children. You know the phrase, “why don’t you go … Continue reading
Time for a Haircut
Roan recently got his first homemade haircut, a la barber Lavina. It is undoubtedly a bad haircut, but somehow we love it more than anything in the world. The professional barbers make him look too grown-up. So we just chopped a little here and there, to conserve his baby-ness.
Raising Roan 