In our constant struggle to wear the kids out each and every day this summer, it’s nice to know that other parents fight the good fight. Ane and Tad spent a good chunk of last Saturday with Big Jay and Little Mo, both in their backyard playing in the pool (and on the trampoline) and […]

Grandma’s birthday was last Friday. The plan was that we would bring dessert over (peach cobbler – her request) to my parents’ house at about 7 pm. At 1:30 pm that day, I noticed that I had missed a phone call on my cell from the Captain. I called him back immediately, and he asked […]

I think Tad may have hit upon a new career in life: male model. Wouldn’t you buy a calendar full of pictures like this? Disclaimer – the wet spot on the jeans is actually water. Firemen are around water, you know. The checkered-flag band around his waist is from his Cars underwear. Hat is courtesy […]

The last few days have been abnormally chilly around here. And occasionally, there has been rain. So, park trips have been on hold recently. As the Webmaster had a face-to-face interview yesterday morning (!) and was out of the house, I set the kids up outside to fingerpaint. I grabbed a couple of the Webmaster’s […]