Author Archives: Catherine

 I know you'll be as pleased as we are to learn of the cat's anal tone. It's perfect! Really there's not a thing wrong with it. The bleak prognosis of a lifetime of fecal incontinence has not been at all … Continue reading →

 The latest cat news is pretty good. Throughout the day I've been getting up-to-the-minute reports from the vet. I've never met this vet, and we are getting to know each other under unlikely circumstances, but I really like her. She … Continue reading →

A certain song from my days as a young camper on the shores of Lake Minnetonka has been playing in my head all day. … the cat came back– the very next day, oh– the cat came back– they thought … Continue reading →

Several talented folks in my immediate family have products and services that you need to know about. There's my husband Ben, with his fabulous corrugated bookshelves. You should have one in each color: shelves2go.com My dad, Warren Park, has been … Continue reading →

I'm tired so I'll be brief. Poor Elias was stung on the tongue today by a big horrible wasp. He was sitting on the terrace, happily eating an apple. I was about two feet away from him, working on this … Continue reading →

The other night something set off the motion-detecting lights and lit up the yard. At the same moment, the same something set the dog to barking. I was awake with the baby and so peered out at the apparently empty … Continue reading →

Concerning Isaac's gender ambivalence… I've been thinking about it since I posted that and feeling ill at ease. There are boys I've read about who really are in the position of being trapped in the wrong body. The ones who … Continue reading →

For a while there, it seemed that all was well on the pink front. Isaac moved on to his new favorite color– gold. He wept when the guys came to mow our new lawn this spring, because "but they'll cut … Continue reading →

It's been a hard week for Elias. He's had roseola, and so has been feeling rotten. He had a fever all weekend– not scorching, but  in the 102-103 department. (When Isaac had roseola, he topped 104.) And then on Saturday … Continue reading →

 he would have written this article: "Adults Have Misclassified Me as a Handful" by Timmy Johnson http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/adults_have_misclassified_me_as