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Summer Evenings in the Cul-de-sac

Tuesday, July 21st, 2015

The weather cooled off by ten degrees between Sunday and Monday, thank goodness!  Mid-90’s is just too much for me, even with air conditioning in the living room! By the time dinner was over and the Webmaster was home, the kids were begging to go outside and ride their bikes.  They did, but Thumper, who […]



Awkward Napping

Monday, July 20th, 2015

How does someone even fall asleep like this? Seriously, I know that kids are flexible, but…. this looks incredibly awkward. And I did not find him in this position when I went to wake him up an hour later.  He was in a ball at the other end of the Pack & Play by then.



Flashback Friday

Friday, July 17th, 2015

Thinking back on the last time a kid of mine had surgery…. can you believe it’s been almost seven years since Tad broke his leg? That was a tough, tough six weeks.  Hopefully one that will never have to be repeated with any other child. But if it was Rerun, he’d get his healing done […]



Recovery Nearly Complete

Thursday, July 16th, 2015

Behold, his first time-out since surgery.  It only took 60 hours. I’d say that he is about 90% normal now.  I still keep staring at him, thinking, “You really DID have surgery, you know.” But the way he’s acting, no one would believe it.