Just to prove that the rules apply across the board… This is not Thumper’s first time out.  It won’t be his last.  But the face was just too pathetic to not record for posterity.

Flying in the face of recent surveys, Ane’s 8th grade English class is just now starting a unit on the Holocaust.  Instead of reading “The Diary of Anne Frank,” as they did in this district when I was in 8th grade, they are reading “The Book Thief.”  As far as I can tell, they are […]

We had a fabulous time at the ballgame on Friday!  We also picked up some interesting hats. Thumper looked especially adorable in long blond locks. But he was back in his happy zone… even though it was very wet and chilly outside, and the roof could only keep us dry. Friday’s game was a win […]

Tad said to me, “Mom, I’m too fluffy.  Can I have a haircut?” So Tad and I got haircuts Thursday morning (mine was already scheduled, so I just called the salon to get Tad an appointment at the same time), and then we mostly just puttered around home, doing some chores, until it was time […]