avablog

We had a great weekend in Madison visiting Aunt Rachel and Uncle Kevin. As usual, our time there was full of good food and drink, walks, coffee, and at least one knock-down, drag-out fight between the Klevar sisters. After we got settled in on Friday evening, we dined at a nearby Thai restaurant that Rachel […]

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I came across this little tidbit today while looking at my httpd log: “drink 1 bottle wine/night while breastfeeding” Someone searched for this string and wound up at my site.  I can promise you, dear reader(s), that Leah never drank a bottle of wine while she was breastfeeding.  I, on the other hand…. I’m only […]

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…on such a beautiful day. One of the first things I read this morning was an article in The Wall Street Journal about preparing children to grow up in a country that’s so reviled in some parts of the world. From the story: On the long list of troubling things that parents need to discuss […]

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Last evening, Leah, Ava, and I walked downtown to have pizza. It was a gorgeous stroll. The restaurant was pretty crowded when we arrived, but we were able to get a table after only a short wait. Ava loved standing out on the sidewalk and watching all the foot traffic go by. After dinner, we […]

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When I read things like this, I feel like I should apologize to my young daughter for ever bringing her into the world. Ava, you’ll learn that this world is absolutely overflowing with beauty and generosity and caring and good.  But it would be untrue to say that there are no bad people. I don’t […]

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Dear Ava, I want to write you a quick note to tell you that, unfortunately, you’ve been born to a father who is almost certainly going to embarrass you dozens and dozens of times before you leave home.  Bad jokes.  Bad clothes.  Bad singing.  You name it.

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This is a confounding time of year, weather-wise. I’m starting to get this nervous feeling that I need to take advantage of every minute of mild, sunny weather, before the cold rain and then snow of winter sets in. Take yesterday, for example. A couple friends and I biked over to the Amana Colonies to […]

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