Guess who just passed her driving test??? Now, she just has to complete some things for the insurance company (including another 5 hours of driving), and she’ll be able to go and get her driver’s license!  What a way to end 2019!

Thumper’s “big” Christmas present from us this year was his very own balance beam. He has become such a climbing monkey, and his favorite spot to “balance” is the back of our couch, which is neither stable nor flat.  And he’s fallen off three times (which is pretty impressive, considering ALL the times he’s not […]

Dear Ane, I know you are going to check the blog this morning to see if I got my annual letter off to you, since I have often been playing post-dated catch-up here lately.  BUT SEE, I DIDN’T FORGET.  HA.  I might now have a sixteen year old daughter, but I still know where my […]

It was a very cousin Christmas at Grandma and Gichan’s house! This photo took some doing, even with our usual tricks.  All part and parcel of having this many kids together for Christmas, right?  I think the kids really did enjoy themselves, and it was a lot of fun to give presents to nieces and […]