Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure
(or, how I saved Christmas) Continue reading Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure
Tag: Susan
On a cold day in Krakow
Even on the most bitterly cold of days, we still have the ability to warm someone else. Continue reading On a cold day in Krakow
Yearning for the simple life
I’d rather make pencils than push them. Continue reading Yearning for the simple life
Crust only, please
At dinner this evening, Fiona made what is quite possibly the strangest request I have ever heard from a four-year-old. Continue reading Crust only, please
That time I tried out for a game show
I always knew that it was my destiny to win a million dollars on TV. Until it wasn’t. Continue reading That time I tried out for a game show
Fiona has chewing gum for the first time
Fiona tries gum for the first time—and we end up with a record of everyday life and conversation in our family. Continue reading Fiona has chewing gum for the first time
Colin’s arrival
Colin’s coming into our family on Thursday, 2 January 2014, was a watershed moment in our lives. Here’s how it happened. Continue reading Colin’s arrival
Colin eats solid food for the first time
It’s a watershed moment in this baby’s life! Watch Colin eat solid food—in this case, homemade green bean baby food—and laugh along with his facial expressions. Continue reading Colin eats solid food for the first time
The burning of the Phoenix
On a fateful summer day, a station wagon meets its fate—and then rises from the ashes. Hey, if it’ll drive, it’ll do. Continue reading The burning of the Phoenix
Our annual holiday letter, 2013
Our tradition continues with the 2013 edition of our annual holiday letter. Learn about the items we were able to check off our bucket list, why we will never be bona fide New Yorkers (spoiler: it’s because we’ve actually been to the Statue of Liberty), and, if you haven’t heard already, our big news for the coming year. Continue reading Our annual holiday letter, 2013
Folly & foolishness
A (mostly) true story from one day in the life of the Hibdon family.
“Right!” Susan said. “The key words here are ‘back in the sixties,’ when Johnson was president, people wore bellbottoms, you made tuna casserole, and smoking was the hip, groovy thing to do. Notice that all of those things are bad ideas.” Continue reading Folly & foolishness
Dustin the dropout
I didn’t finish college. But sometimes the right path doesn’t go the way you—or others—expect. Continue reading Dustin the dropout
How we ended up here
Our move to New York has one overarching theme: it was not just coincidence. Continue reading How we ended up here
Meet our family!
Introducing a new section of Dialann.org where you can meet Susan, Dustin, and Fiona, the people behind this website and Dialann the magazine. Continue reading Meet our family!
A first and fourth anniversary
After four years of marriage, we have learned that what we have in common—which is a lot—is not nearly so important as the love we share. Continue reading A first and fourth anniversary
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