The Zog Blog

At this rate, the JetBlue people are going to start remembering me. I’m headed back (alone) to Boston on a whirlwind trip to take care of stuff at the condo, since we got some new tenants (hooray!). I’m sort of late in getting ready to leave, so in lieu of an actual update, I’d like [...]

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday, dear Jacob,

Happy birthday to you!

It’s impossible, but there it is. Friday, Jacob turned two, and we celebrated with our dear friends the Laughlins and Gayle. There was cake, fingerpainting, presents, wily antics on the part of the little ones, and a lot of laughter. It was so [...]

I’m flying back to Maine for the funeral this weekend, alone. I haven’t got anything more public to say, really, just some private leave-takings of my own and a need for time with my family.
It will be the first time I’ve been away from Jacob overnight since his birth almost two years ago. He’s changed [...]

Grammie Lo-Lo has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I spent a huge part of my childhood in her warm, clean house–being read to, then reading to myself, playing Legos and dress-up, running wild in her back yard. I am like her in many ways, and we always [...]

Life with a grandfather continues to be quite a lot of fun for Jacob. (And quite a lot of exercise for my dad, I think. Me, I’m just happy to get the break. :) Yesterday, we drove a few miles down PCH 1 to Big Sur and hiked our favorite hike, to Pfeiffer Falls. Dad [...]

This has been a banner week for Jacob. First, his friend Asher came to visit overnight and helped him move the chair:

Then, the babysitter let him into the magic closet and he found a tricycle.

Then, Mommy let him help her take some pictures of her new sweater:

And today, Pop-pop arrived. Seriously, what [...]