six years ago tomorrow, may 12, around the noon hour, sebastien entered the world in one of the most chaotic days of my life. and since then, things have never been the same. and i’m happy about that. oh, wait, this is not about me… we’re happy about that. brian and i. in fact, for […]
Posted on May 12th, 2009 by jkh
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there has been a new addition to our family recently. and no, no, i’m not with child. no, no, not me. it’s a volkswagon eurovan weekender! the short of the long is that it’s a small-ish van (no, no, no, NOT a minivan) with camping capabilities–the top pops up and has a bed. the boys […]
Posted on April 27th, 2009 by jkh
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so i went dark for a while, here, but not in real life. in real life, i have been writing my pants off for the past few months to finish my thesis. and it’s finally done! all 154 pages of it. i’ll post the table of contents here just because having a table of contents […]
Posted on April 27th, 2009 by jkh
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oren turned 3 on december 12 while we were away in florida (please see home page for slide show)! woo hoo! i just turned in around 70 pages of work to my thesis advisor which may end up being half of my thesis! yes! brian still has a job in light of the country’s increase […]
Posted on December 20th, 2008 by jkh
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well, oren, our little baby, is potty trained. a lot goes into the meaning of potty trained though, so i should clarify. he is not wearing diapers during the day, and he is wearing plastic covered training pants at night. he has had some accidents, one of which involved no. 2. he has not successfully […]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by jkh
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i’m still thinking a lot about our california climbing trip we recently returned from. i’m still not keen on being pittsburgh-bound. i’m sure it’s annoying for everyone to hear about my discontent, but at this time of year especially, it is so very strong and real! the shortening days and fallback from daylight saving time […]
Posted on November 12th, 2008 by jkh
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i don’t want to do laundry. i don’t want to clean the california dirt out of our clothes.
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by jkh
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we returned to pittsburgh late saturday night/early sunday morning after a 7-day jaunt to bishop, california. because of our late arrival (home at 12:45a) and the time difference, the boys and i woke up sunday morning after 10 am. oh dear, it’s going to be a long journey back to real time and life. seb […]
Posted on October 26th, 2008 by jkh
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as promised, this is the start of my reading list for my thesis: Bond, Marybeth and Pamela Michael, Eds. A Mother’s World: Journeys of the Heart. Travelers’ Tales, Inc.: San Fransisco, 1998. (collection of personal essays, motherhood and travel) David, Steph. High Infatuation. The Mountaineer Books: Seattle, WA, 2007. (climbing) *Dillard, Annie. An American Childhood. […]
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by jkh
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“it’s so impressing for some people and their kids to go swimming every day. it’s impressing because i’ve never seen anyone and their kids swim all day.” “it is so familiar that oren doesn’t share his lamb. i ask him every moment, and he always says no.” and i quote.
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by jkh
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