Dear Tad, Happy 4th birthday to you! And given the least bit of encouragement, you will probably sing the Happy Birthday song for yourself today! So much has changed in a single year. First, all of your bones are currently whole and unbroken and uncasted at the moment – which, after two consecutive summers of […]

Ane is incredibly frustrated with the fact that she cannot whistle. Her version of whistling is like a lot of little kids – pucker your lips and then make the whistling “sound” with your voice. Last night after dinner, the Webmaster and I tried to explain the principle of whistling to her – that it’s […]

Last Saturday, we packed up the kids (sort of) early in the morning and drove to the Webmaster’s hometown for the annual Loggers’ Jubilee weekend. Jubilee festivities begin on Thursday, but Saturday is a fun day to be in town because the parade is that day (the parade re-runs on Sunday, but everyone always tries […]

Tad is a sweet little guy. But he’s also a nutcase. He was being silly with me right before bedtime last night when the Webmaster, who was watching us, said, “Tad, you’re crazy.” Then a sudden inspiration hit him. “Tad! Say ‘I’m crazy!’ ” Let’s just say that Tad took it to a new level. […]