‘Family’ Posts
Cabalay
I’ve been asked to get a bit more personal and write about my son. Well, I’m nothing if not accommodating (or at least try to be when possible), so here it goes! Our child is now nearly 20 months old (annoying isn’t it, how parents count the age of their children in [Read More]
Expat Musings…
For nearly 15 years, I’ve been an expat living in Israel, absorbing the culture and doing my best to assimilate. It hasn’t always been easy, though overall, I think I’ve managed to do a pretty decent job. It’s taken some time, but I’ve managed to build myself a [Read More]
Where's Pa? Where's Gamma?
Whew! Parents successfully dropped at the airport (though admittedly, I have yet to hear whether they’ve arrived back home safe and sound, so I suppose it’s possible that they’re still at the airport, though I imagine they’d have called had this been the case). Two [Read More]
Tis the season to be jolly
And they just keep on coming… Holidays galore round here, though I can see the light at the end of the tunnel – just one more little festive round to go. Bit strange though, right? On the one hand we’re all smiling because we know that nasty ol’ [Read More]
Busy Busy Busy!
Yes, we’ve been quiet. We know. But, we’ve got very good excuses. All of our parents are in town! He and I haven’t even had a chance to touch base, we’ve just been so busy running around with our ancestors and watching them turn all mushy in the [Read More]
Tribal gatherings
I haven’t posted for a while, so thought I’d grab you with some seasonal banter… Oh yeh. The holiday season is upon us. That means lots of family gatherings to enjoy and savour. I don’t know about you, but my wife’s family is a bit on the [Read More]
Hey, pregnant ladies! Take care of yourselves!
According to my medical chart when I was in the hospital last year for a pregnancy-related procedure, I have what is known in medspeak as “BOH” – Bad Obstetric History”. It took about nine years, five natural pregnancies, three failed egg donation [Read More]
Memories of New Orleans
When I booked the airline tickets, I hadn’t realized that my plans to visit one of my college friends in New Orleans coincided with the NCAA’s Final Four basketball tournament, also taking place in – where else – New Orleans. I don’t remember [Read More]
I've got the news blues
Well, here it is, Friday afternoon. I’ve promised He that I would make an entry over the weekend, and this may be my only opportunity to do so, given that I usually spend my waking hours at home chasing after the little one, who is tremendously enjoying showing off [Read More]
