Ane’s card from last week put me in mind of another sweet and funny card that I once received and have saved to this day. When the Webmaster and I got married, Auntie was all of seven years old (she was our flower girl in the wedding). At one of my bridal showers, everyone brought […]

Ane’s class finally had their Mother’s Day event yesterday at school – her teacher put it off for a week because she wanted to make sure there wouldn’t be any conflicts with older siblings. It ended up conflicting for us, because Tad’s teacher wanted to have his IEP meeting yesterday after school, but, you know… […]

I no longer care who wins American Idol this year. With both Danny and Allison gone, I have no vested interest in the finale, so I will be skipping it. I’m disappointed that Danny was eliminated, but, as I pointed out to the Webmaster, he now can pretty much do his own album without conforming […]

On our way home yesterday from baseball practice/Grandma and Gichan’s house (they picked Ane up yesterday from baseball), Ane asked me, “Mom, how old do I have to be to drive?” “Sixteen, like Auntie,” I replied. Ane gave a big, heaving sigh. “But I want to be older!” “Honey, you grow at the rate that […]