We have reached the parent-teacher conference stage of the school year, and the end of the first trimester.  Lord, have mercy! Tad, being in half-day kindergarten, won’t be going back to school until after Thanksgiving, because there’s no school for the half-day kindergarteners on half-days.  My saving grace this year is that Ane, at least, […]

There are many things that we could be giving the kids right now, but we’re trying to live as frugally as possible while the Webmaster is unemployed.  The one thing we can give them, though, is quality time.  And truthfully, the kid who needs it the most right now is… Ane. I have been reading […]

We could all take a lesson from Rerun.  He’s not going to let a little thing like a basket full of toys stand in the way of his favorite thing to mess with – the timer on the living room lamp. This little boy has the gift of perseverance – no matter how many times […]

“I… stand up straight and tall…” “I… never bend at all…” “I – innocent!  I – intelligent!” “I!  I like I!” With apologies to Grover for the plagiarism, this fits Rerun pretty well right now.  The new warning to his siblings is “Get your toys out of his reach!”