Posts Written OnOctober 09, 2007

My parents were here visiting us over the long Columbus Day weekend. And, as per usual, we took one day to visit their favorite wineries on the North Fork. You see, they live in Pennsylvania and the archaic liquor laws of my home state make it impossible for them to get the wines I write so much about unless they come here. The wineries can’t ship to them. And the state-run liquor and wine shops don’t stock them either. So here was the back of our Jeep Cherokee as we finished up at our last stop. All told I think…

Parenthood brings about a great many changes in ones life. First, there’s the sleepless nights and the resulting exhaustion. Then you realize that you have absolutely no free time anymore. Then you finally settle into a schedule, a groove really, where you start to feel like your life is manageable again. And then your son learns how to crawl, and your life changes once again. The days of sitting Jackson on the floor and being able to tend to other things are gone, folks. He’s mobile now and beyond inquisitive. He’s scooting all over, pulling himself up on anything (stationary…