Life can really get complicated and energy can be sapped by the job and the day to day, but I'm making a new commitment to this blog, at least making a few entries a month, and shoot for more! Bea is quickly growing and, like the old adage, life is over in a blink of an eye and I want to record some of it. I may not write about all the high highs (and the low lows!) but I'm going to strive to use this as a journal of sorts.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
OK - So it's been awhile, my friends
Life can really get complicated and energy can be sapped by the job and the day to day, but I'm making a new commitment to this blog, at least making a few entries a month, and shoot for more! Bea is quickly growing and, like the old adage, life is over in a blink of an eye and I want to record some of it. I may not write about all the high highs (and the low lows!) but I'm going to strive to use this as a journal of sorts.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Can I see?
Rainy saturday in Cambridge at the corner Middle East -- very, very bad service -- very, very bland olive plate (came with ripple sliced hamburg pickles, though -- always a plus) -- very, very wound up girl -- very, very good friends.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
That's the Thing...
For Those of You Not On FaceBook...a tribute to the moment I broke down and got her the doll head -- it was genuinely earned through putting up with shampoos...
Sunday, November 09, 2008
gra·tu·itous cute halloween photos of beatrice
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Figurative Art
I am pleased that Beatrice is captivated enough by the human head to draw faces. We also discovered, by coming across a rather large "inscription" in one of Bea's books, that she's started printing her name; the letters are not in order, mind you, but all three are there. Wait until some ocd teacher makes here write her full name!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Bad Idea?
I remember these as a kid, and I've just been reminded of them now through Beatrice, but what about those markers they sell that smell like something? I'm not sure, for many reasons, this is a good idea - can you imagine the folks at Crayola sitting around the table talking about what a great selling point it would be if we could get kids started early smelling markers - what's next, spray paint that smells like watermelon?
Here's an example of a much less toxic, though equally as disturbing, perhaps, side effect of the smelly markers - the dreaded nose marks:
Here's an example of a much less toxic, though equally as disturbing, perhaps, side effect of the smelly markers - the dreaded nose marks:
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Life in a Box
Friday, April 25, 2008
Further Signs of Spring
Monday, April 21, 2008
Spring Has (Finally) Sprung
Not only have the last piles of dirty snow-ice melted, allowing us, once again, to use our whole driveway, but the crocuses and daffodils have been poking their delicate little heads out of the comfort of their leaves, only to be plucked, in the prime of their babyhood, but one Beatrice E. Kubasik. She loves the pretty flowers, but has no concept yet, of letting them grow tall and strong and then picking them. Buddhist parenting comes in handy during times like these. We also got around to raking the yard, as we hadn't done it in the Fall, and we dream and fantasize about what we could do with it if we had some cash - it's little, but has infinite possibilities, of course. It's so wonderful to breath fresh, grassy, dirt-y smells in the air and to bury our toes in the sand once again. WELCOME SPRING. Welcome newness and that particular shade of green that only Spring exhibits.


Even though Spring does seem to have arrived, some days are warmer (and less windy) then others. Bea and I ventured out to Kettle Cove, but, instead of sitting on our blanket, we huddled under it. And read FERDINAND - a classic we recommend highly about a bull who simply wanted to sit and smell the flowers. We hope to see you all at the beach during a warmer day.

Even though Spring does seem to have arrived, some days are warmer (and less windy) then others. Bea and I ventured out to Kettle Cove, but, instead of sitting on our blanket, we huddled under it. And read FERDINAND - a classic we recommend highly about a bull who simply wanted to sit and smell the flowers. We hope to see you all at the beach during a warmer day.
Monday, April 07, 2008
HELLO MONDAY!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Children of the Forest Unite! Bea's Three...
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Turning 40 in Quebec City
Tom did an amazing thing and surprised me for my fortieth birthday with a trip to Quebec City. This is an amazing city - I felt like we were in France; everyone speaks French, and some folks don't speak English, and all we did on the way back to ME was ponder how we could possibly move there...
Here are some snaps from the trip:

Bea at a playground located in the Plains of Abraham Park

Tom and Bea on the boardwalk under the Hotel Frontenac. We stayed two blocks up from this beautiful hotel in the walled city.

Le Temporal - my favorite cafe, on a side street in the walled city. Wine and beer is appropriate any time of day - my kind of town!

A beautiful mural we came across on one of our many meandering walks around the city.

Bea and Tom in the wee park just up the street from us - tres charmante!

This is where we stayed in a little flat with a kitchenette - we will definitely go back to this place and this city.
Here are some snaps from the trip:
Bea at a playground located in the Plains of Abraham Park
Tom and Bea on the boardwalk under the Hotel Frontenac. We stayed two blocks up from this beautiful hotel in the walled city.
Le Temporal - my favorite cafe, on a side street in the walled city. Wine and beer is appropriate any time of day - my kind of town!
A beautiful mural we came across on one of our many meandering walks around the city.
Bea and Tom in the wee park just up the street from us - tres charmante!
This is where we stayed in a little flat with a kitchenette - we will definitely go back to this place and this city.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Bea with Pox, Hello Kitty, and Pez
We had a bit of a hellish time this winter - seemed like we were suffering from a number of plagues, one of which hit miss bea pretty hard - good old chicken pox (warning: graphic photos to follow) - since most kids get a cp vaccine, it's becoming a rare sight - one our young doctor had unfortunately not seen enough to diagnose correctly, but we were pretty sure what those red, scabby spots were - lucky for that! Bea also sports a HK hat and experiences her first Pez dispenser in this posting...
If any of you care to add to Bea's Pez collection, please do - she seems a born collector, just like her mammy!



If any of you care to add to Bea's Pez collection, please do - she seems a born collector, just like her mammy!



Sunday, February 25, 2007
We're still here!
It's been months since I've posted anything - since my last posting, Tom has switched jobs, I've gone back to work, and we takes turns watching Bea, which means we rarely see each other, but one of us is almost always in sight of our daughter. Another major accomplishment - Tom completed his Master's and is now licensed (conditionally until hours are met) as a therapist (LCPC, to be exact) - long journey's over! Here are a few images from the last six months...




Saturday, August 26, 2006
Row Your Boat
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Littoral Bliss
I've always wanted to use a word-of-the-day in a caption!
When I'm feeling blue about my life AND if I can manage to get myself up and out AND if the sun is even remotely shining (after 3 or 4 pm, of course,) I'll grab Bea, stick a swim diaper on her (if she's lucky,) squeeze her into last year's suit, and hit one of the many really lovely beaches within twenty minutes of our house. Here are some shots from two of our favorites - Kettle Cove in Cape
Elizabeth and Ferry Beach in Scarborough:



When I'm feeling blue about my life AND if I can manage to get myself up and out AND if the sun is even remotely shining (after 3 or 4 pm, of course,) I'll grab Bea, stick a swim diaper on her (if she's lucky,) squeeze her into last year's suit, and hit one of the many really lovely beaches within twenty minutes of our house. Here are some shots from two of our favorites - Kettle Cove in Cape
Elizabeth and Ferry Beach in Scarborough:



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