by robert | Jan 17, 2008 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Over the Thanksgiving break, my in-laws invaded. Since my niece and nephew had never been to New Mexico before, the eight of us raced around the state, climbing into the ceremonial caves at Bandelier and hiking among the moonlike landscape of Tent Rocks National...
by robert | Nov 7, 2007 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
My wife rarely travels away from home without the children and now I understand why. She recently flew to California for a week to visit her sisters and here’s a transcript of the first 16 hours under my watch: 5:30 pm: I let Poppy and London decide where to pick up...
by robert | Oct 4, 2007 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
I felt surprisingly fine about driving around with my daughter Poppy’s old Power Wheels Barbie Beach Ranger Jeep in the back of my minivan. After all, my wife Lala and I were doing some creative cross-gender parenting in an environmentally friendly way (or so I told...
by robert | Sep 5, 2007 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
My father and I recently spent a week together traveling back East to see old friends in old neighborhoods. One morning we were sitting across from each other at a table adjacent to our free hotel breakfast buffet under a giant screen television blasting CNN. The rain...
by robert | Aug 2, 2007 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
This has been a season of transforming for us. I’m not referring to Poppy’s final summer in elementary school or the courtyard of our home evolving from a dirt patch resembling Pigpen’s playpen to something closer to the pebble-infused grounds owned by people who wear...
by robert | Jul 5, 2007 | Article, Santa Fe Reporter
Our local pool seems to be suffering from some sort of bipolar disorder. On the first day we went this year, my family was greeted with strict instructions on how to enjoy ourselves safely. The guard at the counter told us to shower before entering the pool, which...
