Ever so slowly, we are inching our way toward warmer days and more daylight! The kids plan on taking full advantage of it. In the meantime, Ane suggests still wearing shoes, or at least sandals, because she came in from playing ball with numb feet. It’s still not quite as warm as it will be!

I was asked yesterday what we did last summer, as I was making plans for this coming summer. I must admit that I sighed deeply and said, “We went to Hawaii.” We won’t get back before the Major and Q-Bee and the girls move on to their next post, but we will get back there […]

We have a visitor, and she’s making herself right at home.  And she takes her job of guarding Thumper seriously. Yes, Talli is staying with us for a week, and she’s been busy investigating the backyard and barking at the neighbor dogs (or any dog that she can hear), or the squirrels who have the […]

This is teacher appreciation week!  I am currently working on the thank yous for Rerun’s teachers (I will be at his school for a meeting Thursday morning, so I can help deliver), and something for Thumper’s teachers, but Tad started off the week with roses for May Day. This is his last year at his […]