Family of Fivetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12335762007-09-24T12:20:47+01:00Living It Up On The Eyelight of SodorTypePadPsst! Hey, Over Here!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-393074512007-09-24T12:20:47+01:002007-09-24T12:20:47+01:00Abandoned, originally uploaded by texasgurl. I've moved. Online, I mean. Wanted my own fancy url and whatnot. You can find me here: http://family-of-five.com Isn't that easy? So easy to remember? Not that you have a bad memory, I would never...stacy andersonMore Translations, or: English ≠ Americantag:typepad.com,2003:post-392672712007-09-22T23:16:41+01:002007-09-22T23:16:41+01:00In England, think is just as often a noun as a verb. You don’t talk about it, or think about it, you “have a chat,” or “have a think.” Seriously. I’ve been told twice this week to “have a think,”...stacy andersonMommy Loves Trains, Tootag:typepad.com,2003:post-391928932007-09-20T22:54:00+01:002007-09-20T22:54:00+01:00I started an internship today with English PEN, an organization that promotes literature and literacy across cultures, advocates for writers that have been imprisoned for their work, funds translations of foreign works into English, and is one of the oldest...stacy andersonToday You're Middle-Agedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-390991092007-09-19T14:52:41+01:002007-09-19T14:52:41+01:00Big Hug, originally uploaded by texasgurl. Because when you're 70 you'll be old, and half way to old is middle-aged. But you look good for an old woman, I think. I mean a middle-aged woman. Do you feel old? I...stacy andersonJust Got A Calltag:typepad.com,2003:post-390978152007-09-19T14:17:55+01:002007-09-19T14:17:55+01:00from Sven Birkerts. That's alll I'm sayin'.stacy andersonAnother First Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-390473432007-09-18T10:56:33+01:002007-09-18T10:56:33+01:00Nervous, originally uploaded by texasgurl. Yesterday was Boyish's first day of nursery school. Nursery here is often attached to a primary school, so he's attending school just downstairs from Girlish, and wearing a uniform just like hers. Which works, because...stacy andersonMakes It All Worth Ittag:typepad.com,2003:post-389988732007-09-17T13:16:27+01:002007-09-17T13:16:27+01:00Over the last week some people--old friends, acquaintances, and random strangers--have come out of the woodwork and emailed me, saying kind things about how they've been reading and enjoying my little blog project. I don't know what prompted it exactly,...stacy andersonGuess What He's Afraid Of?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-388972532007-09-14T18:57:41+01:002007-09-14T18:57:41+01:00Boy Mischief, originally uploaded by texasgurl. On walking home from dropping Girlish at school, I’m strolling along the High Street, Babe-ish in the buggy and Boyish tagging along, and I hear behind me, “Mommy, it’s an emergency! It’s an emergency!”...stacy andersonVigilancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-388959372007-09-14T18:28:00+01:002007-09-14T18:28:00+01:00I try. I try to be a good person. I try to give way, on the sidewalk, in the road, in line for groceries or stamps. I try to smile, and be kind to people. I try to be honest,...stacy andersonFirst Stepstag:typepad.com,2003:post-388317992007-09-13T13:59:57+01:002007-09-13T13:59:57+01:00First Steps, originally uploaded by texasgurl. Maybe not the actual very first steps, but she's only been getting more than four in a row for the last couple of days. She was really hot for the transformer I was tempting...stacy anderson