Kendall is married
Lydia Rose Sussman is born
Cambridge soccer starts for Grace
Listened to The Audacity of Hope and read Here if You Need Me
Jack Scully is christened
Grace paints a version of Monet’s Giverny bridge which I frame for my mother
Celebrate Easter in Marion
Sage Arlington McCoy is born
Grace spends a week in Florida with her grandparents
Christina and I drive to NYC for 24 hours with Kendall
Whit and I attend Colin Dhaliwal’s pizza making party
I have fabulous trip to California
Easter in Marion
Whit’s first dentist appointment
Grace and I have first volunteer experience at Cradles to Crayons
Grace projectile vomits as I am leaving for New York for 3 days
I read Loving Frank
Vote for Obama in the primary
Whit starts taking his pullup off at night and peeing himself, leading me to contemplate drastic measures
Grace hits me with the birds and bees question
Grace and I host a Cooking with Amy class for Hayden, Clemmie, and James
I make heart shaped waffles for the kids for valentine’s day
My original playgroup has a Leap Year playdate
Grace starts to ski at Nashoba Valley
Whit turns 3 and celebrates with a party with Silly Willy
William Perry Reinhardt Block is born
I listen to Mountains Beyond Mountains and read The Middle Place
I break my toe
I listen to Eddie Vedder’s song from the “Into the Wild” soundtrack, Guaranteed, nonstop
I have a great work trip to London and Munich
Favorite books: Anathem (Neil Stephenson), Here if You Need Me (Anne Braestrup), Gilead (Marilynne Robinson), Snow Crash (Neil Stephenson)
Favorite music: Juno soundtrack, Waiting for My Real Life to Begin (Colin James Hay), anything by Ray Lamontagne, Daughter (Loudon Wainwright), the Weepies, Afraid of Heights (Espen Lind), Little Wonders (Rob Thomas), American Prayer (Dave Stewart)
Favorite foods: Australian red licorice from Trader Joe’s, Starbucks vanilla scones, Armando’s pizza, my homemade chocolate sauce
Favorite drinks: Diet Coke, Starbucks skim latte, Oyster Bay sauvignon blanc
Favorite movie: Slumdog Millionaire