Sunday breakfast with Mose

Mose is still at that age when he is happily occupied with a bagel and the wonders (people, dogs, cars, etc.) that pass by the window, so we’re taking advantage of the moment and heading out for breakfast on Sundays.  We can read the paper, eat at a leisurely pace and entertain the boy with [...]

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The Streets of Addis

Not surprisingly, we didn’t really get to explore Addis the way Edie and I would normally take on a new city.  We did get taken to some market stalls (but not the big market–the largest outdoor market in Africa!), to a bookstore, and to the Institute of Ethiopian Studies on the campus of Addis Ababa [...]

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Ethiopian tourism: Cultural restaurant

While in Ethiopia, our group of families went out to dinner with Dr. Tsegaye to Hebir Restaurant, a place that serves as a showcase for Ethiopian culture.  We ate a variety of wats served on injera and drank one of Ethiopia’s many beers (St. George).  Throughout the evening we were serenaded with traditional musics from [...]

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

After several days of fairly temperate weather, we’re getting a major winter storm.  It started snowing lightly this morning and now it’s really coming down.  We’re supposed to get 4-8 inches by the end of the day.  Will that keep us homebound?  Will the elements defeat us?  I say, “no,” a thousand times no.  We [...]

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Bang a gong!

Mose may not be reading at a fifth grade level yet, but he can bang a cup with the best of ‘em.

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Anthropophaga simulacra, or Kashi Kannibalism

As we were preparing to head to Ethiopia we shopped for foods and snacks for the trip and to have on hand after our return.  In looking for a yummy, healthy whole grain cereal that would be easy to take on the run and be a good snack, we stumbled across Kashi Mighty Bites.  They’re [...]

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Here’s to the nannies!

I’ve said it before, but I can’t say it enough.  The nannies at Horizon House are amazing women.  While I know they love all of the children, we felt like they had been especially charmed by Mose.  It could have been his beautiful eyes, or the desire to turn his normally stoic demeanor into a [...]

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The Terrorist Wins

Although Frank has been comparably chill about Mose, it’s been a battle of wills since we arrived in Cambridge in our ongoing effort to make him into an “inside cat.”  As many of you know, Frank does not get mad, he gets even.  After a month of nightly rampages that sound more like a herd [...]

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Four legs good, two legs good

One of our biggest worries when we started the adoption process was how our two thirteen-year-old dogs and fifteen-year-old cat would get along with our new family member.  We were particularly concerned with Hannah, whose small brain, while making her very loving, also seemed to make her think that small children were some kind of [...]

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Mose on Mose

When all else fails and Mose is stressed or unhappy, we carry him to the mirror and he looks at himself and smiles.  We have a picture of him on the fridge, too, and he always smiles at it and touches it with his outstretched hand.  All of which is prologue to these two videos.  [...]

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