Dailies

For anyone having problems identifying these behaviors in the wild: a short primer.
This is what a napping child looks like:

This is what a “napping” child looks like:

Piper and Addie laughing
Above, Addie and Piper sharing some chuckles at dinner last night.

When Piper’s slowly ascending from the depths of sleep (and given the horrors inherent in getting the bends, a slow ascent is advisable) she’ll sometimes squawk a few times. Kate or I will wait a minute, and then go into the bedroom. If her eyes are open wide, she’s up. If they [...]

Yesterday is chasing me down the island, south, into today
Last night’s ill-advised late dinner turned into a series of IEDs as I drove towards morning
and dreams of guilt and frustration woke me, head aching, long before the hissing alarm
but the two bellows I left breathing in the bedroom are still facing the coals,
glowing – now [...]