When our lives were just about two little boys, it mainly involved things like this, this, and this. Basically, we focused on general adventure-type activities, where my primary responsibility was to ensure everyone simply made it through the adventure, preferably but not necessarily intact. Since we added a girl to the mix more than five […]
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An Island Mom’s First Anniversary!
From my vantage point, it seems hard to believe that today is the one year anniversary of An Island Mom. One year ago I sat, surrounded by lists of post ideas and a few rough drafts, trying to figure out how to make this whole thing tangible to anyone other than myself. And now, here […]
Things I Love About Island Living: #7
I love how a day at the beach feels exactly the way it sounds.
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March Random Island Family Updates
1. This is just a mom thing, but I’m getting the biggest kick out of the fact that my younger son, in the space of five days, managed to lose both his top front teeth. He’s a very smiley and goofy sort of child, so I can’t look at him now when he’s smiling and […]
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Just A Boy At The Beach
Sometimes, when you live at the beach, it’s possible to take it for granted. Not so much if you are an adult who, for example, grew up in the Midwest far, far from any ocean. But if you are a boy who, oh say, has lived on a small island in the Atlantic since you […]
Greek #8
Root: ANTHROP Meaning: mankind, people Words: anthropology (n) (log = study of): the study of people I’ve always thought linguistic anthropology would be an interesting subject to study in school, but given that I’m married to loquaciousness personified, I have regular opportunities to conduct field research on how language impacts society and social life. For […]