Author Archives: Braydon

We go to a lot of sports events here at Lehigh. We have not been going to as many music events – particularly “classical” music events.  It’s in no small part that western art music is so darn white. Dead … Continue reading →

{By Braydon} Some of the recent questions that came in just needed to be answered. Thank you for asking (you know who you are)! Q: Do you see changes in the munchkins that you attribute to exposure to more adults/college … Continue reading →

{By Braydon!} Let me surely call out this truth: while we have downsized, others have downsized (and done other radical things) even more than we have. And for much of the world “downsized” is the way life has always been … Continue reading →

{By Braydon!} I thought I would do a “Top ten awesome things about living on campus”. Then I thought it would be “Top ten things about radically downsizing”.  Then I realized that I could have sliced up a Top Ten … Continue reading →

After the boys headed out for school, Meera had a chance to try out her “sled-board” with Niomi. Sometimes it doesn’t matter there isn’t really enough snow to sled; it’s all in the experience of it. Not sure Niomi had … Continue reading →

Sometimes you have to just let things unfold. And when you do, it can be wonderful. Catching up on research. Students carrying a keyboard into the lodge.  Boys asking to play soccer.  After a “stress relieving” game, discovering the piano leading … Continue reading →

Snapped after hopping off the bus in Bethlehem. These four glass sculptors have a new fan club. Many ooh’s and ahhh’s as they melted glass, blew bubbles into the glass, twisted, cut, blowtorched and created amazing Glass Christmas Trees. Initially … Continue reading →

Kyle is our intuitive thinker, our noticer – our observer who sees something and days later will discuss it in depth while pulling in unrelated details that create an entire picture.  We’ve gotten used to his making an announcement that … Continue reading →

We have been reading the Livesay Haiti Weblog for years. This video contains a question from Kyle and Owen for Isaac Livesay’s summer project — “Ask Isaac” (click here). In case you are in need translation after watching, here it … Continue reading →

Will post soon about our week-between-Christmas-and-New-Year, our New Year’s Eve, and our January 1! We have been relishing these past few days of out-with-the-old-and-in-with-the-new, reflecting a bit on the past, and getting psyched up for lots coming up in the … Continue reading →

Christmas in Arlington, a quick visit with some good times.

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Heather is out interviewing candidates for the department, so I am home with the three. Tonight I asked the boys to help get Meera ready (thinking it would be more hassle, but a good exercise), and they did great – … Continue reading →