Taylor, Simon, and Me

Yeah... why did you do that? And I can hear you...

2009-10-04T08:16:04.375-04:00

Yeah... why did you do that?

And I can *hear* you with freakin... I'm going to chuckle a great deal in five years when you're having that argument. :)

I remember, after teaching for a few years, having...

2009-08-05T06:17:42.759-04:00

I remember, after teaching for a few years, having a conversation about graduates. I was basically pointing out that former students never really leave—the example they set sticks around, and many of them still come back, say hello, or ask for help on work for college. In short, they're always "there."

The other teacher I was talking with said something along the lines of

Your own kids will love this someday—but even more...

2009-07-19T20:28:30.922-04:00

Your own kids will love this someday—but even more amusing, the people who do compare child development will love it as well. It may not be your own research, but I'm sure it will be someone's.

And the 3am calls are why I'm not having your job. :)

I was wondering when we would see a return of the ...

2009-06-07T17:11:23.650-04:00

I was wondering when we would see a return of the blog. Frankly, I'm impressed you picked it back up again—there's a great deal of daily determination that is required to write for an audience, and I know I barely manage to keep up.

And I don't have kids!

In any case, I'm glad you're feeling, and I'm sure that the time away from a "normal"

"Just a little over the maximum" you were able to ...

2009-04-30T06:38:00.000-04:00

"Just a little over the maximum" you were able to spend. Oh, how often I have said that.

The sacrifices will be worth it later—you'll make it up in court fines and lawyer's fees which you won't need because you have fine children.

RJH, Are you pushing two kids in a stroller too?

2009-04-25T13:39:00.000-04:00

RJH,

Are you pushing two kids in a stroller too?

I managed to make it out for a run three times thi...

2009-04-24T21:32:00.000-04:00

I managed to make it out for a run three times this week—a small miracle. I'll keep it up if you do...

We've toyed with the idea of getting rid of cable ...

2009-03-22T10:01:00.000-04:00

We've toyed with the idea of getting rid of cable for a couple of years. The expense is ... expensive. I loath watching the local news– especially now that we live relatively close to Philadelphia and New York City– it makes one not want to leave the house with all the violence out there. I usually get my daily dose of news from iTunes when I take the kids for a walk. The five minute news summary

Hailey and I are starting on our second year witho...

2009-03-22T09:11:00.000-04:00

Hailey and I are starting on our second year without cable TV... most of the news I get from the computer, or from...well, yeah. The computer.

I'd cut the cord. With bittorrent, if there is a TV show you like you can still get it—and from the sounds of it, you don't have any you really need to follow.

If you need news, a small AM radio you leave plugged in one ear to get NPR or

"carpentriss (I know the word doesn’t exist in the...

2009-02-16T09:26:00.000-05:00

"carpentriss (I know the word doesn’t exist in the English or Oxford dictionary, but come on … this is a blog!)"

In fairness, as the holder of a degree in English, you're allowed to make up new words. It's one of the few perks. :)

I'm glad you've decided to return to this—you alre...

2009-01-11T08:25:00.000-05:00

I'm glad you've decided to return to this—you already knew that—and I'm more delighted that you've decided to change the focus. Reflection is more useful than we give it credit for, and the creative writing act is vital. Kudos. :)

Sorry everyone. To leave a comment, just click on ...

2009-01-11T07:48:00.000-05:00

Sorry everyone. To leave a comment, just click on "comment" at the end of the article.

Eric

My cousin, Angenea just had a baby! I guess it's t...

2008-01-04T22:44:00.000-05:00

My cousin, Angenea just had a baby! I guess it's the thing to do now a days! I was kind of wondering how I came to be on the planet Earth! I guess my stork theory's out! Congratulations to your brother and his wife on their soon to be new edition to his family! They're wonderful and have that wonderful essence of Cottage Cheese! Hope you had an awesome Christmas and New Years!

If it's any consolation, I got the same speech abo...

2007-12-23T13:11:00.000-05:00

If it's any consolation, I got the same speech about my 17 inch tires three weeks ago. Apparently, "you're late" is code for, "We don't carry those, and we wish to blame you for having a small inventory."

Ah well. You should have gotten the coffee...

RJH

My Reading List:

Jane Eyre
Banewreaker
2007-12-07T17:36:00.000-05:00
My Reading List:

Jane Eyre
Banewreaker
A Father Who Keeps his Promises
The Boy Who was Raised As a Dog

I actually envy you quite a bit...

Best,
RJH

You are going to cry so much on the first day of s...

2007-11-30T13:51:00.000-05:00

You are going to cry so much on the first day of school...and on the night of her prom...and do I even want to mention her wedding day?

Have fun with it. :)

Charles,

Excellent to hear from you. It's b...

2007-11-28T23:22:00.000-05:00

Charles,

Excellent to hear from you. It's been...too long, hasn't it? A little cousin? Expecting soon? Is it too early for congratulations?

From what I've read, you have been busy– a website and a blog! And how many movies are you in now? When do you find time to actually work (you know, the kind of work that pays you and not the other way around)?

It was great to hear

Mr. Gross

I've been delighted with readi...

2007-11-28T16:19:00.000-05:00

Mr. Gross

I've been delighted with reading your post exuding on the challenges of being home with the little one! All I can say man is your a bigger man then I to take on the task!

Soon Taylor will have a little cousin that she can webchat with so hopefully that will divert her energy.

Hope you and Adrianne are well. Amanda and I are finally getting the house

Brittany,

I read your blog this morning. He...

2007-11-25T22:56:00.000-05:00

Brittany,

I read your blog this morning. Here's the thing about blogging, at least for me: I do it for myself. If others read what I have to say and like it, great. If they don't...that's fine, too. Of course, I want people to read my blog– I think I have something important to say– but if they do not, so what. I'm writing, primarily, for two reasons: First, I need an outlet to express

Sounds like you are having a rough time with somet...

2007-11-25T21:56:00.000-05:00

Sounds like you are having a rough time with something you shouldn't be going through, esp. with a baby to care for. I'm going through some crap of my own and wrote a poem about it. I'm still having trouble getting people to read all my blogs. I've gotten a lot of them posted, most of them poems, and I've told people, but no one is visiting. What should I do?

Good news! Much of Taylor’s latest bedtime trouble...

2007-11-22T18:42:00.000-05:00

Good news! Much of Taylor’s latest bedtime troubles, and ours too, can be, we hope, attributed to two brand new teeth, which have magically appeared seemingly overnight. We’ve also recently, two days ago now, changed her bedtime routine. I’ll blog on this change, if it works, in a week or two. If, by chance, I do not blog on these changes it will be fairly obvious our new routine failed miserably.

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for the nigh...

2007-11-22T10:35:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for the nightmares to look forward to. Maybe by the time my wife and I have the courage to try following in your footsteps you'll have all the issues worked out, and might even miss them...we'll drive the little one down your way and you can take care of all that crying. :)

best,
RJH

Nah,when she gets older, she'll crave naptime and ...

2007-11-20T21:09:00.000-05:00

Nah,when she gets older, she'll crave naptime and sleep! By the way, my blog url is www.britterblog.blogspot.com! Thanks for all the help and it was really awesome to see you!

Wow! Have I EVER been there, man! Travelling gets...

2007-11-19T12:21:00.000-05:00

Wow! Have I EVER been there, man! Travelling gets easier, sort of. Now it's a matter of keeping them from killing each other in the back seat for any length of trip! That might be where your law enforcement skills come in handy again someday.

My best to the whole family,

Paul

(thanks for the link to my blog, too!)

RJH,

I wish it were that easy. A spreadshee...

2007-11-17T15:12:00.000-05:00

RJH,

I wish it were that easy. A spreadsheet listing all the potential items we may need would be a trifling task. As geeky as I am (although you are definitely more geeky than I will ever be) I just could not justify the time it would take to create and edit such a monstrosity. Take, for instance, the number of carrying, walking, or strolling devices available to cart Taylor around in.