Auntie loves Skyping with the kids, but Skype has become very useful to us when we work on her homework together.  I am her editor – I correct all her essays before she turns them in. (And for those of you who don’t know what “Skype” is, it is an Internet service that allows you […]

First, throw yourself down on the floor, face down. Then flip over and kick your legs a few times. You can really get a full head of steam going at this point and yell very loudly. Then refuse to look anyone in the eye. And finally, sob loudly and try to look pitiful and pathetic. […]

They look so cute together. We need to work on the concept of sharing, though.

The weather this day was simply gorgeous.  We had discussed going to the zoo, but decided against it in favor of staying home and working on some outdoor chores. Ane, who is working on earning some extra money for LEGOs, got a job from her father raking up tree debris in the backyard. She took […]