Catching Glimpses RSS

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

Who are these people?

Jamis Buck (a.k.a. Dad) is a computer programmer for 37signals. He enjoys reading fantasy, science fiction, and history, tinkers with woodcarving some, and loves making string figures.

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

Nathaniel is eight years old, and loves to read, build, draw, imagine, and play games on our Wii and at pbskids.org. He's a big fan of the Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children.

Kaitrin (a.k.a. Katie) is six years old. She's learning math (which she loves), and how to read. She also likes drawing, singing (whether or not she knows the words or the tune), the color pink, princesses, and pretending.

Britton is two years old, and loves getting into everything, playing with trains, eating cookies, getting tickled, making us laugh, and laughing. He also loves being read to.

Phoebe is almost a year old. She loves (loves!) to smile, laugh, explore, and be held. She's very social.

Mar
24th
Wed
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Thirteen graham crackers, please, Kaitrin.
— Britton, who, although a bit greedy, is at least polite.
Mar
19th
Fri
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I wanna be just like you . . .

  • Kaitrin: Sticky-ick-o-rama!!!
  • Britton: I'm a sticky grandma, too!
Mar
8th
Mon
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  • Jamis: Britton, would you like a pickle?
  • Britton: NO! Pickles are yucky!
  • Jamis: OK, so you don't want a pickle?
  • Britton: NO! I want TWO pickles!
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Miscommunication

  • Tarasine: What's that on your nose, Britton?
  • Britton: My nose?
  • Tarasine: Yeah, it looks like an "owie".
  • Kaitrin: I think it's sauce from his pizza.
  • Britton: There are "owies" on my pizza?!?
Feb
20th
Sat
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Sometimes, when I get a pair of socks out of my drawer, I pretend it’s a bag of gold.
— Kaitrin, who lives in a very rich world of imagination
Feb
12th
Fri
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What have the Bucks been up to lately? Building Valentine Cookie Houses! See more photos and read about our adventures over at Tarasine’s homeschooling blog.

What have the Bucks been up to lately? Building Valentine Cookie Houses! See more photos and read about our adventures over at Tarasine’s homeschooling blog.

Jan
23rd
Sat
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My Favorite Flavor

  • Britton: (pretending to eat something) Ummnumnumnumnum!
  • Tarasine: What are you eating?
  • Britton: It's pie.
  • Tarasine: That sounds delicious! What kind of pie?
  • Britton: It's 'magination pie!
Jan
22nd
Fri
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Overheard at Playtime

  • Britton (as the driver of the Fisher-Price Zoo Train): Here we go! Vroom! Vroom!
  • Britton (as a giraffe riding on the back of the Zoo Train): Wait! Stop!
  • Driver: What do you need?
  • Giraffe: I need to get something. Back there.
  • Driver: What is it?
  • Giraffe: Giraffe stuff.
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The Countdown

  • Kaitrin: I'm so excited about tomorrow!
  • Tarasine: What's special about tomorrow?
  • Kaitrin: Today there are eleven more days until my birthday, but tomorrow there will only be TEN more days until my birthday!
Dec
28th
Mon
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Zumble-Zays are for vrooming.
— Britton, explaining Dr. Seuss.