Big Cousin is helping Little Cousin make a bracelet.  The little cousin is wearing hand-me-down pajamas that, a decade ago, were the big cousin’s prize for successful potty training.  She and I both have vivid memories of making a special trip to Wausau, Wisconsin, to pick those pajamas out at…

Everyone was extraordinarily excited to meet Baby Elizabeth for the first time at Christmas .  The house was crazy, very crazy, but at the last minute I did manage to sneak away and snap just a few photographs before she was strapped into her carseat for the long journey back home.…