We're Back

It's been a month of constant motion, with Halloween, Margaret's Baptism, Cal's second birthday, etc. Each of those events is certainly worthy of its own page here on Schneiderville, but, man, I've been busy. School got pretty hairy, and the midterm exam/double research paper combo took a toll on the updating of the site. I think I'm lucky, though. Each of my classes has at least one redeeming feature, and I get a lot of laughs on most nights. I see the, uh, best minds of the generation that follows mine confused by politics, yelling at cell phones during class angrily, dragging themselves across the campus at twilight looking for an angry fix of red bull.* And school provides the yin to the yang of a day spent at home watching Here Come the ABCs with Cal and trying to teach Margaret to sit up and hold her bottle.

So, with the 'picture is worth a thousand words' theme in mind, here's what we've been up to...

Margaret Anne on her big day. You would never know it from this picture, but she really put the good acoustics in the church to work, booming world-class cries, screams and wails off of every surface before, during and after the ceremony.

Here MaryLiz, the Godmother, shows just the right amount of reverence during Margaret Anne's christening. With Trevor's stand-in TA, Katie, MA, Rich, Cal and Nora.

Cal dressed as Paul Robinson for Halloween. I'm pretty sure he was the only kid in all of Elmwood Park dressed as the England goalkeeper. Thanks to Brett and Jen and Gage for the kit.

Katie, Maggie and Cal chillin' in Central Park on Marathon Sunday.

The guy on the left with the green and red shoes went on to win the race. We watched the men's and women's leaders from a spot between the 24 and 25 mile markers on a picture-perfect day.

This picture pretty much sums up Cal's existence over the last few days. We had a rehearsal birthday celebration on Wednesday, first with Shannon, Morgan and Audrey, and later with Nana and PopPop. Here he kicks back in his new tent with his new puzzle, his new flashlight and a ton of balloons.

Cal, wearing his birthday crown, checks in on his little sister.

Cal shares his new best friend with Maggie. He still doesn't want her in the tent, though.




*apologies to Allen Ginsberg.