Tag Archives: DaddyLove

Daddy’s New Everything

Posted on 2014/01/07 by circuskitchen

So… pretty much on a daily basis I’m amazed, awed and bowled over that I even *have* a husband.  Let alone one that did *not* in fact die of cancer (as he well could have a couple years back), and … Continue reading →

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Holy New Year

Posted on 2014/01/01 by circuskitchen

January 1st 2014 Come here Blog, I need you.  Help me reconcile myself to the end of this holiday “break.”  It has been absolutely glorious.  Especially with the amount of children we have had sloshing all over in and around … Continue reading →

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Non Fiction

Posted on 2013/07/03 by circuskitchen

Being the morning after a late night gig, today my family charitably let me sleep in a little.  (Y’know, like ’til 8:06.  Not bad.)   As my bleary eyes opened, I was blinded by the most beautiful sight a mother could … Continue reading →

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Sunday Brunch Attire

Posted on 2013/01/27 by circuskitchen
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A Speck of Harmony

Posted on 2012/10/08 by circuskitchen

Life with kids is a meteor shower of experiences.  A 24-hour All-You-Can-Eat-7-Layer -Chocolate-Ice-Cream-Cake Buffet.  Trying to document it (as I am always compelled to do) is… well, ridiculous.  But every once in a while you can preserve a cherry on … Continue reading →

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What Parenthood Sometimes Looks Like

Posted on 2012/08/26 by circuskitchen

So, it’s pretty much a given that your kids have more energy than you. It’s amazing that  parents even survive. Such a humbling experience. You learn to embrace the mediocre, accept total failure, and celebrate Victory in “Good Enough.”  Especially … Continue reading →

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Ready to Roll

Posted on 2012/08/10 by circuskitchen

Friday, August 10th 2012   Friday morning my DH (Dear Husband) -with the help of our two kids- put this GIANT rack on the front of my bike, so I could take both the KIDS and their STUFF and MY … Continue reading →

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A Smell That Bugs Won’t Understand

Posted on 2012/08/04 by circuskitchen

What do water, milk, lemon juice, anchovy paste and wasabi have in common? They are all the ingredients to Gavin’s latest invention: ANTI-BUG SMELL! This blog post could also be titled, “You Know Your House is A Total F*ing Mess … Continue reading →

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Vermont Memoratopia

Posted on 2012/07/29 by circuskitchen

Over the weekend, we (“O’s) drove up to visit my mom in Vermont for the weekend, to help and purge decades worth of old photographs.  As I helped my mom’s whole life flash before her eyes, what had for years seemed … Continue reading →

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Fish on Friday

Posted on 2012/04/06 by circuskitchen

We know some folks feed their babies “baby food,” but… ours tend to eat, um… food. Here are DaddyLove Paul and his BabyGirl ClaraJane doing some of what they each do best (feed and eat, respectively).  (o: [1min, 36secs] 

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