First off, both the blogs I listed yesterday – Matthew’s and Jen’s – are reporting today that things have improved. Matthew says the worst is past for him, and they weren’t evacuated, and Jen is sitting tight at the moment, but is still at home. The whole event is devastating. There aren’t many things that […]

If you’ve seen the news recently, you know that there are wildfires in southern California that are burning out of control, despite valiant efforts from firefighters to contain it. The wind is creating a disasterous situation, and homes are burning. In the middle of all of this are blog friends Childs Play x2 and Amazing […]

Well, maybe. The kids still have deep, yucky-sounding coughs, but there are no nose issues and Tad’s fever has finally broken. The most encouraging sign that he’s feeling better is that he’s begun talking again. While he was really sick, the only thing we heard from him (besides crying) was a constant stream of “oh, […]

Yesterday, a wind storm swept through the Puget Sound region. It didn’t hit around here until early evening – our power went out at 5 pm. The kids were watching “Curious George” off the DVR and were in the middle of an episode when – poof! – no power. Yeah, you can imagine how that […]