Author Archives: Catherine

It was a dark and stormy night… last night Isaac and I sat in a parking lot with torrential rain pounding on the van, waiting for the professor to take us out into the woods to look for salamanders. It … Continue reading →

The following is not for the faint of heart, the timid, or those with delicate sensibilities. In fact, it's only for the extra stalwart. Let's put it this way: are you comfortable with a little mouse blood? If yes, proceed. … Continue reading →

There's a new sheriff in town, and he's a bad ass killing machine. Meet Bagheera, King of the Cats.  Here he is working out with a faux rodent to get ready for the real thing. How'd you like to be … Continue reading →

Yesterday on the way home from school, Isaac pointed out to me that there was a Jacob's ladder. It was out of my line of sight and took me a few minutes to see it, while not crashing the minivan. … Continue reading →

Here comes TaeKwonDo/Cello Mom. … Isaac just earned his blue tip belt (one below green) in TaeKwonDo last week, on the very same day he got his beautiful new cello! Young Yoyo Ma had his first lesson later that day. … Continue reading →

Here are some photos of the monsters that attacked my baby. Sure, maybe it was self-defense. But still. Imagine a small child, armed only with a mop, trying to do battle with these:   One of the chunks missing here … Continue reading →

Anyone remember "the Shuttered Room"? This terrifying 1960s horror movie in which the young bride finally figures out what is going on in the locked, shuttered room upstairs? I saw it, unfortunately, when I was just a girl and it … Continue reading →

Ironically soon after I posted yesterday's bokadoo entry, Isaac was attacked by a large one and for a short time I thought he might need medical attention. It was largely my fault. One the way home from school, Isaac revealed … Continue reading →

Yesterday when we were back home after Tae Kwon Do, and getting from the car to the house, Elias began yelling, "Bokadoo! Bokadoo!" From context clues, it seemed that he wanted an icicle, which are quite abundant lately. I plucked … Continue reading →

welcome 44!! I have spent the morning doing all my normal stuff, and then appending the words "on this historic day" to everything. I got my kids dressed and fed on this historic day. I cleaned snow off the car … Continue reading →