Author Archives: Catherine

Of course, in the last week I have been thinking a lot about our late brother-in-law Will Caldwell. Our relationship was slow moving. We saw each other once or twice a year at family gatherings over the course of more … Continue reading →

Last Friday evening Ben was on the way home from work. As we often do, we were chatting on the phone while he drove. Just talking about the day and what to have for dinner. He got another call and … Continue reading →

I like winter probably more than most people. Having grown up in Minnesota, I’m no stranger to the sensations of sub-zero arctic blasts—snot freezing inside your nostrils into little rocks; eyelashes struck together with ice, etc. I’m okay with all … Continue reading →

This week Isaac has been off of school, and yet Ben has been at work. This is not a good combination, I find, and it bodes ill for the months of June, July and August. When I say "this week" … Continue reading →

Just to clarify… "asshole" is not a word we use in our family– unless you count words thought but not spoken while driving– and not one that Isaac has ever heard. He really was saying gas hole in complete and … Continue reading →

Isaac piped up from the back seat: "Why does this car have two assholes?"  He was examining his red race car lunch box, turning it over in his hands. I said, with a careful non-judgmental tone, "Um… Why do you … Continue reading →

Granted, I left a 4-year-old unattended with a pomegranate. Mea culpa on that one. But baby was crying. Isaac was happily eating the thing, and not for the first time. What I expected when I returned with baby in a … Continue reading →

I'm getting pretty infatuated with this baby. It may be his plumpness, the chubby rolls on his limbs. It may his male pattern baldness, with an especially monkish fringe around the back. It may be his ever expanding array of … Continue reading →

As a follow up to our recent dental spelunking in the eroded caves of Isaac’s teeth, we went to his regular dentist on Monday. There I told chapter and verse of what happened and, while “Dr. John” was very professional … Continue reading →

I'm going to rename this blog. The new title is: The Journal of Horrifying Medical Procedures Performed on Small Children. Here at the JHMPPSC office, we have no end of tales involving piercing screams of pain and fear coming from … Continue reading →