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Wishing everyone a magical Christmas and hoping that all your dreams come true in 2010.

Lately I’ve begun reading again…..well, when I can. It’s not always easy and if Luigi sees me with a book in hand then he wants it. He’s pretty tricky too, finding ways to get me to put it down where he can reach it and then trying to snatch it when I’m otherwise occupied.
Getting back [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote a post complaining about the winged residents of the unfinished building that is across the street from us.
Well, it seems that they’ve decided to heat the battle up a notch.
The other day I was sitting on the floor playing with Luigi when I heard a loud bang that sounded [...]

I’m beginning to wonder when I’ll be able to sleep a whole night through again. Even more than 3 hours of solid, uninterrupted sleep would be a little slice of heaven. Some nights I don’t even get that.
I know what they say, it’s teething or developmental stress, etc., etc. All I know is that Luigi [...]

Ever since I first came here people have often asked me why in the world I would leave the United States to come to this small town in Italy – with the unspoken meaning being that things are much better there than here. Of course we all know the old adage about the grass always [...]

I’m still debating this topic – with myself that is.
We’re lucky in the fact that we have an asilo nido (day care) here in town but, since I work from home, I originally never considered that I would have the need to use it.
Lately though we’ve been thinking of taking Luigi there a [...]

Vacation – or should I say “stay-cation” – is now over. Sometimes I think it’s better to actually plan to go somewhere, that way you really do get a vacation, but we managed to enjoy ourselves all the same.
In August there is always something to do locally. We managed to go to several sagras [...]

I’ve decided to take a much needed vacation. Every other year I kept working even though O was on vacation, but this year I’m actually taking time off myself. So, until the 24th I’ll be relaxing.
Happy August!

Maybe it’s just me, but I wonder why people have to always offer stuff to kids, especially when it’s something that they can’t or shouldn’t have.
For example, people like to hold a glass of wine or beer up to their lips and then, when they make a move as if to drink it they say [...]

Happy 1st Birthday Luigi!