Catching Glimpses RSS

A tumblelog of images, quotes, and thoughts from the day-to-day life of Jamis, Tarasine, Nathaniel, Kaitrin, and Britton!

Who are these people?

Jamis Buck (a.k.a. Dad) is a computer programmer for 37signals. He enjoys reading fantasy, science fiction, and history, and has recently discovered the joy of woodcarving.

Tarasine Buck (a.k.a. Mom) is a full-time homemaker and homescooling mom. She is also a licensed Kindermusik educator, and loves to knit, read, and learn new things.

Nathaniel is six years old, and loves to read, build, draw, imagine, and play games on our Wii and at pbskids.org. He also loves Arthur and Bob the Builder.

Kaitrin (a.k.a. Katie) is three years old and loves to copy her brother. She's learning how to read, and loves her toy kitten, "Mini-Kit". She also likes singing (whether or not she knows the words or the tune), and pretending.

Britton is brand new as of September 2007. Aside from eating and sleeping, we're not sure yet what he likes and doesn't like. Stay tuned while we find out!

Jul
3rd
Thu
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  • Kaitrin: Wait wait wait!
  • Nathaniel: I'm giving you a hug, Kaitrin!
  • Kaitrin: Oh, okay. (pause) THAT'S ENOUGH HUGS!
Jul
2nd
Wed
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Missing the point

  • Nathaniel: Kaitrin, let's have a race! We'll see who can run from here to there the fastest.
  • Kaitrin: Okay! Just don't run in front of me, Bud. Stay behind me, and don't run too fast--then I'll win!
Jun
11th
Wed
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There’s nothing like a freshly loafed bake of bread!
— Jamis, far too late at night.
Jun
8th
Sun
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A spoon Jamis carved for Kaitrin.
A spoon Jamis carved for Kaitrin.
May
11th
Sun
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Imagining the Worst

  • Kaitrin: I picked these dandelions to give to Dad and Nathaniel when they come home on Saturday!
  • Tarasine: Oh, that's so nice! It's just that Saturday is in three days--they'll be dead by then.
  • Kaitrin: (wide-eyed) Dad and Nathaniel will be DEAD on Saturday?!?
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Ruthless

  • Kaitrin: (to Tarasine) You're the mommy witch and I'm the daughter witch. This (handing Tarasine a stuffed bunny) is for you to eat!
  • Tarasine: We eat cute, helpless little girl bunnies?
  • Kaitrin: Yes. For dinner.
May
4th
Sun
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A toy airplane that Jamis carved for Nathaniel. The body is ash, and the wings are black walnut.
A toy airplane that Jamis carved for Nathaniel. The body is ash, and the wings are black walnut.
May
2nd
Fri
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  • Jamis: (upon Kaitrin entering the room) Look who's here!
  • Kaitrin: No, I'm not!
Apr
23rd
Wed
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What the hick is that?
— Kaitrin
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Perfect Balance

In the interest of keeping the number of baby teeth in the house constant, Nathaniel lost a tooth (his third) this week, and Britton had one come in (his first). (Not wanting to be left out, but not yet ready to lose her own teeth, Kaitrin proceeded to lose Nathaniel’s.)