Dear Rerun, I can hardly believe it, but you are eleven years old today.  Since the school shutdown began last year just before your birthday, this entire last year has been consumed by what you weren’t able to do.  It’s been a tough year for all of us, but especially you. First of all, we […]

Dear Ane, This is not the letter that I thought I would be writing to you on your seventeenth birthday.  Usually, I try to make these letters humorous and inspiring and pushy – all the things that moms can get away with. This year has not turned out at all like we thought it would.  […]

Welcome to the new school year, which is not full of bus rides and meeting new teachers and all that.  The kids are sitting at home, on laptops, on Zoom. This is so weird. But, I did take the traditional first day of school pictures, even if they didn’t go anywhere. Ane, 11th grade: Tad, […]

We had planned on doing something for our 20th anniversary – it’s a big number, after all! But once we started thinking seriously about taking a trip, or making plans, COVID took over. So, we’re going to have to put off the big plans until later, but happy anniversary, Webmaster! Here’s to many more years […]