The Zog Blog

We had a lovely day here today, even by the local standards. It was 65 degrees, sunny, and very clear. To the north, you could see all the way into the Santa Cruz mountains (about an hour away). To the west, nothing but ocean. I feel like I write a lot about our day-to-day activities [...]

You know, I really do think of something to post about almost every day. I get the post composed in my head, and then Jacob either smears mayonnaise on something or attempts something life-threatening and I run off to deal with it, the words of the post scattering through the air like dust.
And then, [...]

Did I really write “crisp but not cold temperatures” in that last post?
Uh, sorry about that, rest of CA. Just to show how wrong I can be, we’ve had below-freezing temperatures at night for what seems like FOREVER (but is at most two weeks). Houses here just aren’t built to handle the cold. Single [...]

First things first: I really, really enjoyed reading and hearing about what all of you are thankful for. This time of year always makes me sentimental and mushy, and I love knowing that you are all surrounded by beauty, joy, and good things. (Even through very, very rough times.)
Jacob is 15 months old.
(!!!)
When the [...]

Before I say anything, Jacob would just like you to know:

dadadadadadadadadadadadada…

…DaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDa…

…DADADADADADADADADADADADADADADADADADA!!!!!
(Got that?)
*****
Anyone who has shown even the slightest willingness to let me whine at them over the last 6 months knows how tired I am of nursing. At the same time, I appreciate how important it is to Jacob and I don’t want to [...]

I am thankful for so very many things. But at the top of the list, I’m thankful we’ve gone from here:

To here:

With no major illnesses, catastrophes, or even seriously hard times. We’ve had a wonderful year, and I’m so grateful we’re all still here.
I’m thankful, too, for curiosity.

And wonderful friends to [...]

Son, I love you more than words can say. Nevertheless, here are ten things that I really wish you’d hurry up and learn.

Triscuits are not an interior design element.
Egg salad is not a fashion accessory.
When you are so exhausted you can no longer walk, the solution is not ‘try to nurse, [...]

Time flows so differently now that we have a child, now that I stay home with him, now that we’re not teenagers. No big events and sweeping changes, anymore. Just the quiet rhythm of domesticity, of new words spoken and bread baked and bumps soothed. Our nights are also quiet now, not filled with friends [...]