Tad has been through three different teachers since beginning swimming lessons this summer.  The swim instructor that teaches for the school has stayed the same (and Tad really likes him), but we’ve had a run of bad luck with keeping a teacher around. He had the same teacher all summer, but she left at the [...]

… to a minor league ball game!  In our case, the Everett AquaSox.  We took in a game with some friends yesterday. The best part about minor league ball games is that the atmosphere is much more relaxed.  So much so that the team mascot will just come and sit down next to you during [...]

The weather for this week off has really been lousy.  The kids have been unable to play outside because of the constant rain.  Yesterday was the first day that had any kind of promise… until lunchtime.  Then it started to hail. Both Ane and Tad were enjoying watching it come down thickly on the lawn [...]

The kids are out of school for the rest of the week because of how Veterans’ Day has landed on a Thursday this year.  So, I scheduled Ane and Tad for dentist appointments.  And then I need to take them to the pediatrician’s office on Friday for flu shots – Rerun needs his second shot, [...]