give or take

Eric: "Your teacher had her baby?"

Sage: "Yes!"

Eric: "What's the baby's name?"

Sage: "Estella Marie!"

Eric: "Wow! What a great name! Is Estella a little baby or a big baby?"

Sage: "A big baby!"

Eric: "Wow. Do you know how much she weighed?"

Sage: "Yes! Fifty-nine pounds!"

face time

spooky and classified

Today we had a conference with Evan's teachers. They told us to be sure to check out the student writing on the wall outside the classroom as we left. Although the pieces were anonymous, they said, we wouldn't have any trouble spotting Evan's:

Could this be it? Nah.


Aha!

["I am spooky and classified. I like secret agents, FBI, and CIA. I like Swat teams, police, and speshell forces. I like law and investigating crime seens. I like forensics and taking fingerprints. I do not like bullies, getting hurt or princesis. my favorite color is pink. When I grow up I am going to be a forensic sintist. I might be on the swat team or a police officer."]

fall, front yard

keeping the neighborhood safe


still life

Gage Park II

And here are a few for Andrew and Duncan:




The paint was a little fresher in '77, but she's still a mighty fine vessel:

just saying

My daughter is happily dozing in a zipper-front sweatshirt I spent half an hour insisting was "not pajamas." If it's a battle of wills, the smart money is always on Sage.

sounds like a plan

Evan: "Hey, Sage. How about we're famous actors, and you're the cutest one and I'm the awesomest one, and we have to wear disguises wherever we go, and..." [moves, sadly, out of earshot]