It’s been a while…

It’s been a while since I added to the blog, things have been busy.
I’m 27 weeks pregnant today, and to the shock and horror of a lot of people, I went ice skating.
Now, yes, I accept this is risky. But it’s not like it’s only the 5th time in my life that I’ve been skating. [...]

Life sucks, but kids are great…

Barney was released this morning, and Ryan brought him across to Pediatrics to come see me and Indigo. Barney pronounced her as sick, but not sick enough to play with his Nintendo.
“At least asthma doesn’t make your hair fall out” he tells her. “But it might make your skin turn green”.
“Honey, it won’t!” [...]

Life F’in SUCKS sometimes…

Yesterday I got the news that I’d soon receive pictures of a manuscript written by Emile Zola, for me to translate. I’ve read a printed copy of the text, but will be working from images of the handwritten version to ensure maximum accuracy. And it’s so exciting! The text has never been translated to English [...]

PANTS!

So, my baby girl is nearly out of diapers, and has spent today in Big Girl Pants.
Well, ok, not QUITE Big Girl Pants…
The only time my daughter dresses up in anything remotely girly is when my step mom tries to get her to wear anything pink or floral or girly. See, I have [...]

Happy New Year!

So, it struck me tonight that I’ve omitted to write up the birth story of one of my children.
To make up for that, here’s the little diva in question… Introducing…
Indigo Élise Holt Cavadino.

This is the face that wakes me up, shouting “C’est matin maintenant, Maman?” This shouting usually starts at around 2 a.m.