Category: General

First Words

Kenny is really starting to talk.   Oh, I know that I am probably the only one who understands the bulk of his growing vocabulary.   Aside from, “Dada,” “Mama,” “Dudee!” the others  require  a little sharper ear.     There’s “Bite” for “light,” “BO!” for “boat,” “Burrr” for “bird” and “Baybay” for “belly button.” […]

Hometown Vacation

This weekend we decided to take a little trip to celebrate Casey’s birthday.   Not wanting to subject poor Kenny to any more long plane rides, we found a nice hotel in town 17 miles from our house.   (Hey – someone else made the bed – that’s vacation enough for me!) We stayed at […]

Out on the Town

Casey is out of town tonight, so Kenny and I decided that we needed a distraction. Actually, I found out at 3 o’clock today that I had to make a drive into downtown Annapolis to drop off something somewhere that is vaguely related to Casey’s birthday present.   Kenny and I found ourselves in the […]

Love Tangible

This morning Kenny and I sat in his rocking chair in one of the rare moments he is not completely kenetic energy.   He let me hold him close and he rested his head on my chest, loudly  “DA DA DAing”  along while I quietly sung songs to him.   After about 15 minutes, the […]

Charm Me to Sleep

Casey was up all night last night with a very sick Dudley.   The poor canine vomited roughly half his body weight at about 11:30 PM, and was a dry-heaving machine for the rest of the night.   Unfortunately for Casey, my Mommy instincts have now been programed to only hear Kenny in the middle […]