Author Archives: Pamela

How It Happened

A few days before Rory’s birth, I mused about how things might go down. Now, finally, nearly 8 weeks later, I’ve written the final chapter of the pregnancy. The scene: mid-morning outside of Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan. Michael … Continue reading

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Cousins

CallumandAimee-wedding Originally uploaded by Pamela PC Just a hint of the gorgeousness that was Italy — and Caroline and Stephen’s wedding. We had an amazing time and the whole family made it back and forth without too many disasters.

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Callum’s birthday cupcakes

Originally uploaded by Pamela PC

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Scooting away

Today, I watched my eldest son take off to school (accompanied by daddy, of course) on his brand-new birthday-present scooter. As this newly-minted 3-year-old whizzed away, struggling a little to find his balance and master turning, I thought, “my little … Continue reading

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Cutest passport photo ever

Cutest passport photo ever Originally uploaded by Pamela PC In preparation for our trip to Italy for Caroline and Stephen’s wedding, we’ve been jumping through bureaucratic hoops to get a passport for Rory. One step was getting this passport photo. … Continue reading

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More Pix

(Note: This post as originally composed was a huge bandwidth hog, so I’m reconstituting it via Flickr) #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 … Continue reading

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Rory’s Arrival

Image_34.jpg Originally uploaded by Pamela PC Rory Melvin was born at 10:15 pm on June 5th. He was 7 lbs and 2 oz. Mom and baby are healthy and doing well.

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The Birth Story — Anticipation

By now, a day before my due date, I’ve scoured the Internet for birth stories — stories of water breaking, of castor-oil-taking, of mad rushes to the hospital, of C-sections. I’m looking for clues of what to expect. Nine months … Continue reading

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Immigration Update #??

As 2006 comes hurtling towards us, our on going saga (or should I say my on going saga) continues to drag on. As this Scotsman and his American family pulled into the drive on a ‘thank crunchie it’s Friday’  here … Continue reading

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Give them an inch, and they take a foot!!

You see my darling wife has one of these camera phones, and she snaps happily away with it so often, I hardly take notice these days. Little did I know as I relaxed in rehab, she had snapped, scurried inside, … Continue reading

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