Vesuvius At Home

At swim class today, I told Miss Taylor that I had reminded Indy not to let go of the wall if Miss Taylor wasn't holding her. I said thi...

The girls had their first swim lesson today at Eisenhower. I failed completely as a mother and forgot to bring my camera. It was the first t...

Last weekend, Noah and I watched our daughter Ayla pick up a (cooked) fish head and suck out the eyes. We did not cringe or flinch. Not outw...

The New Lyrics. I first sang this song this way for Ayla. Because the original lyrics escaped me. But Ayla hates it when I sing. Indy, howev...

A little bird named Dalley A. Galuzzi (ask her what the A stands for and you may or may not get an answer) kindly asked me to post a list of...

Easter. One of us had our priorities straight. The snow of satan: Chocolate ice cream and the insecure spring. We bounced on the bouncy cast...

Tonight I am headed to Palm Desert. There are lots of old people there, and golf courses. There are streets lined with country clubs,...

This is what we do when it snows: They are like this all the time, just hugs and kisses non-stop, I swear:

Dear Noah, You were right. I left the coffee pot on for four hours and then came back for a second cup. Sludge. Love, Vesuvius