Month: January 2009

Grace’s sixth birthday party
Barack Obama is elected; election day was a wonderful day!
The children and I visit with Leonora, Frank, Louise, Bouff, and Eloise
Christina, Wink, Brooke, and I throw a shower for baby girl Wood
Whit and I have a Veteran’s Day playdate with Charlie and Kristin Hall
Thanksgiving in Marion with 35 people at the table
I trip and wipe out face-first on a run
Grace and I bike to school on a 20 degree morning
Grace and I have a bowling playdate with Hayden and Heather
Grace, Whit, and I while away a cold Sunday morning with a T ride to the Boston Common

Grace and I bike to the farmer’s market
Robert Wood’s 40th birthday party
Another great CA trip for me
Superman and Wonder Woman for Halloween
Grace turns 6
Grace and Matt spend 5 days at Disney
Grace, Whit, and I have a lovely dinner with the Hawkins
Mum and I attend Grace’s kindergarten “Me Day”
Grace makes a “robot party” plate for Whit
Whit and I attend Read & Romp
Bouff and I are starstruck at the Cambridge Writers for Obama fundraiser
Finish Atlas Shrugged, read Sharon Olds’ newest, One Secret Thing
Tristan James Riviera Sciutto is born

The Lice Epidemic
Whit’s buzz cut haircut (as a direct result of above)
Whit’s nut allergy diagnosed
Lacy and Eric’s gorgeous wedding in Umbria – a great trip for me, start to finish
Grace and I visit Hilary, Hannah, and Margaret
Grace flies home alone from Philadelphia
Grace starts kindergarten
The Sarah Palin/Tina Fey skits begin and provide a lot of laughter
My 1st round interviews at the Charles – an all day extravaganza with hidden joys
Paul Newman dies

Grace starts riding a two wheeler bike
Grace, Whit, and Matt spend a week in Vermont
Grace, Whit, and I spend another great day in Manchester with the Scullys
Grace and I spend a morning at Water Wizz
Grace, Whit, and I have the highlight of our vacation in Marion: a visit to the zoo and then long lunch at Chuck E Cheese
Great overnight in Chicago for me
Whit gets strep throat
Whit decides he wants to be a tow truck driver when he grows up
I start reading Atlas Shrugged
Fun birthday dinner at the Blue Room with Bouff and Kara
Margaret Mead Gilheany is born
Sarah Palin and Joe Biden are announced as VP candidates
I first spot Grace’s lice and naively think I have gotten rid of them

Annual Fourth of July parade in Marion
We celebrate Mum’s birthday with dinner and fireworks
Grace and I spend day in Wellfleet with Jess, Julia, Jake, and Lydia
Grace and Whit are thrilled with blow-up pool in back yard
Whit has Funny Hair Day at CES camp
Grace and Matt spend 2 days hiking in New Hampshire
Whit and I visit with Hadley, Charlotte, and Jack in Manchester
Whit moves from a crib to his new bunk beds
Grace, Whit and I spend a great weekend with Hilary, Hannah, and Terence in Marion
Whit starts speech therapy (and evaluation for cognitive delays)