Well, the kids are back in school today, but fortunately the nice weather lasted all week.  And I made the boys play outside every single day, so that was a win for me. An even bigger win – I convinced Ane to also go play outside!  Will miracles never cease? Note to self: it is […]

My Facebook memories kindly informed me that it has been EIGHT YEARS since I had my gallbladder removed. Ah, fun times.  Actually, the pain that triggered the whole thing was just incredibly bad.  Once I knew what was going on, I could at least avoid triggering another attack.  And then recovering from surgery was tough.  […]

We received a random package from Amazon, and we have no idea who sent it or where it came from or why. There’s a couple of keychains, a couple of programmable key fobs, and a package of split key rings. And no note.  Just our address. We asked around to people who might have our […]

We are having a most unusual run of sunny, spring-like days (followed by very frosty, clear nights). Which means we are legally obligated to go outside and play.  Ane’s friends were all bored and wanted to go to the park, so I took the boys along, too.  Ane hung out with her friends, and the […]