Ane just finished reading “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley for English class.  (Definitely not a book she would have picked on her own.) So, we figured that as a reward for getting through the book, she should sit down and watch “Young Frankenstein” with us.  She had seen bits and pieces, but never the full movie […]

Okay, now we’re going to go waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back.  Even further back than little Ane and baby Tad. Who is this pink bunny, checking out the candy on Halloween? Yes, this is me, on my second Halloween.  I was just 13 months old, so this was my first Halloween where I dressed up properly and went […]

Guess who arrived from Okinawa this week? Yes, that is my favorite (and only) nephew Little Hawk!  He brought his parents and sisters with him, too, but I didn’t get pictures of them yet.  Ressis and Oddball, my sister and brother-in-law, have been living overseas for the last couple of years.  Due to some abrupt […]

Thanks to Ane’s early morning swim practice, our household gets an early start in the mornings.  The little boys, though, have the luxury of getting to sleep in.  They sometimes take advantage of that, but often, they’ll get up and come find me. And I’ll still be in bed, because I’m not stupid enough to […]