Yup, it’s true.
Today is my 29th birthday.  My first 29th birthday.
Let’s see… what do I want to do with this next year of my life before I turn 30?
The dishes, to start with.  And the laundry.  Those towels aren’t going to wash themselves.
Hmm… I seem to not have any brilliant ideas for the next year.  […]

It is official!
As of last night, Ane is officially an AWANA Cubbie.

She wore the vest for an hour before we actually left the house.

She’s only been waiting 3 and a half years for this.
Our first night went pretty smoothly.  We have a much smaller crowd than we have had in years past (10 kids), but […]

I think the answer is no.
For a long time, it has been easy for me to think of Tad as a baby.  Since he is the youngest, it was easy to promote Ane to being the “big” kid and having her do more advanced activities.  Plus, Tad has several handicaps that have prevented him from […]

Recently, there was a new Curious George episode that dealt with rules.  (The episode has George building a tree house to get away from all the “house rules” and be able to make his own rules, i.e. paint on the walls and butter his corn with his feet.)
Not long ago, Tad decided that our living […]