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Category Archives: family
Graduation Day
I first met Aaron’s cousin Caitlin at Christmas in 2002, before Aaron and I were married. We were all milling around the door, saying our goodbyes, when she decided to try on my Converse and walk around in them, clown-shoe-style.
Some seventeen years later…
Jim Bishop, 1942-2019
My Mom knew when she married Jim just a year and a half ago that he was in fragile health, and that they might not have long to enjoy one another’s company.
As she told me yesterday morning, though, she had at least thought they’d get their new car paid off first.
Christmas Preparation Festivities
We hauled the Christmas decorations down out of the attic this Saturday: pre-lit artificial tree, giant box of ornaments and other holiday accoutrements (including the baby Santa hat that Connor still manages to fit on his noggin every year), giant box containing the Very Breakable lighted ceramic tree with music box, and the toy train that Grandpa Jim got Connor a couple years back.
This year, Connor decided to put the stickers on all the signs, then plunk them around the perimeter of the tree skirt. Mei was clearly unfazed.
After the halls were bedecked, Connor decided it was time to write out his Christmas list. Most of his wish list items came from the Mindware catalog that showed up in our mailbox, and a great many items made it onto his Amazon Wish List.
Connor’s already asking when we can go back to Children’s Wonderland to see Santa. Last year was the first time we took him to see Santa, and it clearly made an impression. I still haven’t been able to make myself use Santa as a behavioral prompt — Santa’s watching you!
It’s still early — not even December yet — but the holiday season is off to a good start.
Our Cat is Geriatric
My husband took our cat to the vet last week, for only the second time in 14 years.
Seems he’d found her meowing loudly on the floor of the family room, weak and not fully in control of her limbs. He carried her out to the living room and set her on the couch, and watched her as she returned to normal.
The next day, we arranged for a vet visit.