Just as I was celebrating the fact that Tad was back in school… I get a phone call from the school nurse. The one at Ane’s school. Three guesses what she was in the nurse’s office for, and the first two don’t count. School was an hour from ending, and Rerun was in the middle […]

It’s June-uary.  I mean, today is Juliet‘s birthday (not that she updates her blog anymore, but whatever, I’ll still link there) and it’s about 15 degrees below normal.  Which I am strangely okay with, because: 1) Living in the Pacific Northwest, I have more winter than summer clothes 2) The kids have more winter than […]

My poor boys. Rerun came down with a high fever last Wednesday night, which resulted in me taking him to the doctor last Thursday to rule things out when he was still flaming hot the next day.  The doctor ruled out ears, nose, throat and influenza (via a nasal swab).  I got patted on the […]

My children have a more active social life than I do. First, I found a monkey at the zoo on Friday. On Saturday morning, Ane and I went to a birthday party for a pair of sisters – one turning three… and one turning one. Ane is a great favorite with both of the little […]