I’ve been looking at dresses for Ane online. I haven’t been to a mall in a while. This is deliberate on my part. The Disney Store does not need any more of my money, no matter what my children think. Ane is in that awkward sizing stage between toddler and girl. Technically, she’s a 5/5T […]

It’s not like my own kids haven’t produced a few verbal gems in their time. However, today’s is courtesy of another child. Libby, who is a little neighbor girl of Grandma and Gichan’s, is almost two. Grandma watches her at least three days a week, most of the time, so she sees Ane and Tad […]

For the last three weeks, we’ve had signs up in our cul-de-sac. “PAVING. WEEK OF 9-12 TO 9-19.” Well, as you can guess, it wasn’t done between 9-12 and 9-19. In fact, the pavers kept coming around just to change the dates on the “No Parking” signs that were scattered around the cul-de-sac to keep […]

I really truly want a dog. I think the kids are old enough (they’re older than the Captain and I were when our first dog, Kobi, came into our lives), and I think that Tad would really benefit from having a puppy. We need a “sturdy” pet. (Points to those who know where the “sturdy” […]