Category Archives: Family

Winter Birthdays and AP Headlines

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Kate Christie

Last weekend, Alex turned three. Two years ago for her first birthday, we sent out party invitations and ended up with a full house: 25 adults and 11 children. To say that Alex was overwhelmed is like saying the Affordable … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Weekend–Er, Few Hours

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Kate Christie

Last night, Kris and I went to a holiday party hosted by another two-mom family, and rife with young children with same-sex and a few opposite-sex parents. We actually left the house only fifteen minutes later than planned–a record?–and even … Continue reading →

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Alexisms

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Kate Christie

Obviously, I don’t have much time to blog these days. Not with a full-time job, a wife, six-month-old twins, a toddler, and the novel I’m desperately trying to complete. As hundreds (okay, dozens) of strangers and friends have commented, I’m … Continue reading →

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Basketball, bab(ies)!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Kate Christie

As anyone who has read Solstice might guess, I am an avid fan of the WNBA, in particular of the Seattle Storm. You might not be surprised, then, to learn that last weekend Kris and I took the twins to … Continue reading →

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The Hottest Day of the Year

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Kate Christie

For the third night in a row, both twins are asleep currently (just shy of 10pm). Normally I, who voluntarily take the late shift (9pm-1am) so that I don’t have to do the 3 or 4am feeding, am up roaming … Continue reading →

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