When Idle Thought Meets Minor OCD –> BJ=AJ Date and a He Said/She Said Exercise

Date January 10, 2009

Intrigued by the title? Prepare to possibly be alarmed by a brief glimpse inside my brain. Julie is providing some of the writing in this post, but, to be fair to her, she doesn’t know the full context, and she’s a little leery about the exercise. We’ll see how it goes. I suspect it will [...]

Alana in Her Mom’s Clothes (But Not What You’re Imagining)

Date April 25, 2008

Julie’s mom hangs on to…well…everything that has at least one quarter of a smidgen of sentimental value. This as been the source of countless Julie-Marilyn discussions (although Marilyn would probably say they feel more like lectures than true dialogue). As I was going through Julie’s pictures from spring break, I came across these pictures of [...]

Carson and The Presidents

Date April 24, 2008

I’ve written before about Carson’s on-again / off-again fascination with U.S. Presidents. He can now make it farther than I can when it comes to naming them in order. The last time I asked, he responded with: “George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams (SON of John Adams), Andrew [...]

Five Generations

Date April 23, 2008

Julie and the kids stopped off at Marilyn’s in Virginia on their way back from New York over spring break for a few days. They spent a day in and around D.C., including stopping by Arlington National Cemetery. They visited the graves of Gommie and Dee — my maternal grandparents — as well as the [...]