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Flashback Friday

Friday, January 19th, 2018

I always love looking at old pictures of Ane and Lina.  They were so cute and tiny! Then they got all big. And then they became teenagers. They’ve been friends for over 10 years now, and next year, they will be at the same high school together!



Rerun Speaks – He Knows What Comes Next

Thursday, January 18th, 2018

Apparently, Rerun has all of my parenting phrases down. We were finishing up at the grocery store, and I told him to get in the car while I returned the cart. I came back to find him dancing around the exterior of the car. Me: “RERUN!” Rerun: (sees me) “Oh, there you are! I thought […]



Good News, Meh News

Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

The good news is that after two and a half weeks off, Tad was FINALLY able to go back to therapy yesterday.  Thumper was able to go back last Friday. The meh news is that the insurance mess, which has been endlessly more complicated than it should have been (and has now invoked the HR […]



Art of the Week – Value and Perspective

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

When Tad was trying to describe what the lesson yesterday was about, he drew a blank and looked to his new teacher.  She said, “Tad, do you remember what I said during the class talk?” “No,” he replied. She looked at me with a smile.  “Well, at least he’s honest!” The lessons were about value […]