Aaron loves playing basketball. Lauren has a little hoop attached to an overhang in her apartment, and it is probably daily that I hear the request from my son to “go to Lauren’s house!” So, the other day I decided to get creative and I cut out the bottom of a Noah’s Bagels’ box that… Continue reading Ghetto basketball
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Yes, yes he is…
Mercy watched The Prince of Egypt yesterday at her little best friend’s house, and when I came over later and the kids were all playing in the playroom, I overheard Mercy role-playing with some random assortment of figurines. Two of them were God and Jesus, and they were talking to Moses telling him that he… Continue reading Yes, yes he is…
Narrow is the road…
We have a narrow driveway that leads to the parking area behind our apartment. I am so grateful for on-site parking in our building (Kenwood is notorious for it’s overcrowded parking situation) but I have a complicated relationship with this driveway: I once popped the tire on my sister’s little Nissan Sentra when I borrowed… Continue reading Narrow is the road…
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My parents celebrated thirty-nine years of marriage on Saturday. When I talked to my mom that night, I thanked her for her and my dad’s commitment to each other for all of these years. I realize that I am likely in the minority of my generation with regards to still-married parents at my age (not… Continue reading 39
Say cheese
I have discovered something about Aaron in the last few weeks. He really, really loves cameras and one of his favorite things to do is to take pictures. He is so proud of the flash (he has taken to calling it the “fireworks”) and he loves turning the camera over to see the image he… Continue reading Say cheese
Morning humor
Mercy was cuddling in the living room with us this morning when she spotted Elijah on the floor. “Mommy, Elijah is wearing jammies that Aaron wore.” “That’s right, Mercy. Those were Aaron’s.” There was a long pause as Mercy stared at her littlest brother. “Mommy, what makes things shrink?”
So true
This morning Aaron was fidgeting with some toy or something that he could not get to work, and as he got increasingly frustrated he cried out to me for help. I was in the midst of feeding the baby so I said to him: “Aaron, I can come help you when I’m done with Elijah.… Continue reading So true
Stevie Wonder at the Bowl
I got a call yesterday from a good friend who suddenly had two tickets available to see Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl. We managed to line up childcare (thank you, Lauren!) and we met up with four good friends from the neighborhood and headed out to the show. The traffic and parking were crazy,… Continue reading Stevie Wonder at the Bowl
There are children here
The other day I was checking the Homicide Blog when I noticed the banner at the top of the page showed a happy couple enjoying a beautiful sunset in an ad for the Ritz Carlton. What a crazy juxtaposition. Things have been fairly quiet lately in our neighborhood, though some areas immediately surrounding us have… Continue reading There are children here
I love this girl
We spent the day at the beach with our church family and lots of new kids and parents we are getting to know through our summer program and the special week of sports and arts camps we just hosted with Pasadena Covenant Church. It was Elijah’s first real beach outing and he LOVED sitting in… Continue reading I love this girl