Tad was just standing over my shoulder.  “Mom, how many more days until my birthday?” I made him do the math.  He hates that. He is really looking forward to it.  I wish he’d stop growing. (And yes, this year’s theme is The LEGO Batman Movie.  I wasn’t going to be able to get away […]

Camp came to an end last Friday, and it was a very good experience for both boys. In the 25 days of camp, they… – went through 4 and a half bottles of spray sunscreen – went on 5 field trips – played 3 different sports (baseball, dodgeball, and kickball) – brought home dozens of […]

Day 1 out of camp… was not particularly successful.  Ane, at least, had a babysitting job and was then helping out at church.  The boys had nothing.  No camp, no therapy, no Xbox (weekends only in our house, even in summer). The day was broken up by a trip to Costco, and dinner with Friend […]

Rerun picked me a “flower.” He then offered to blow the seeds all over the lawn for me… “because I love to do that!” I think I’d better teach him how to weed out dandelions next year.