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Rio and Serena spent the entire day making a puppet show. They diligently created sets, dolls, wardrobes, the whole nine yards. They made them with markers, paper and tape. I’ve never seen them work so long on one coherent creative project before. I think we’re entering a new era of play, and I like it. [...]

I started working on this post a year ago no, that was two years ago, my god, and never managed to finish writing it. I like to pretend that’s because I got busy with other writing projects. The truth is it freaks me the fuck out. So, at Rio’s school, there’s a play area outside [...]

I began gardening a couple of years ago with a lot of enthusiasm. Turns out, I’m not very good at it. I don’t have a big appetite for the physical labor involved, I get distracted during the planning phase, I’m always doing things at the wrong time. Essentially, I don’t put in enough time, money [...]

Martin is away at a conference for the week. I miss him, the kids miss him, and he just left today. We had a fun day hanging out with friends, but it’s just not the same with Daddy gone. As much as the kids missed their dad today though, they will miss him even more [...]