Dear Ane, As I write this, we have just wrapped up your birthday party with family and friends, which you then followed up by watching the Doctor Who Christmas special.  Due to the timing of the holidays, we had your party a day early.  But today is the actual day.  Today, you will step over […]

She doesn’t read the blog, so I’m allowed to say that Obachan is 92 years old today!  (If she read it, I’d have to shave a few years off her age.) We celebrated a little early last night, with eight of her twelve great-grandchildren with her. We also got a picture of her, myself, and […]

Dear Tad, Another birthday has come, and while only another year has passed, I think you’ve grown about three inches in height. Physically, you are growing fast – and we still can’t seem to put much weight on your bones.  You’ve lost your last baby tooth that you needed to lose before we can start […]

To my dear husband… … thank you for the free tickets to the suite last week. Seriously, you should have just passed it off as an anniversary gift.  I don’t know how that gets topped. Thank you for sharing the highs and lows, and all the extra innings, of the last 16 years. Happy anniversary!