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Last Swim Meet Of The Season

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

I finally made it to one of Ane’s swim meets, and it was the last one of the season. Ane has worked really hard this season, shaving seconds off her best times on a consistent basis.  The team is still small and in a rebuilding phase, so while they didn’t win any meets, they put […]



Thumper Lost His First Tooth!

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

It blows my mind, because it took a long time to happen, and yet… MY BABY LOST A TOOTH. Thumper’s front right bottom incisor had been wiggly for a while, but wasn’t bothering him and didn’t seem to want to move.  And unlike other kids, he had no inclination/idea to work the wiggle to lose […]



Matchy Hand-Me-Downs

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

It’s not enough that they look alike.  Now they’re dressing alike, too. Rerun does think Pokemon – and Pikachu in particular – is fun to watch (he’s never played the card game or the video game, since we don’t have a Nintendo), so he has some fun Pikachu shirts.  Which means as he grows, Thumper […]



Watching Grown-Up Movies With Mom and Dad

Monday, October 21st, 2019

Ane just finished reading “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley for English class.  (Definitely not a book she would have picked on her own.) So, we figured that as a reward for getting through the book, she should sit down and watch “Young Frankenstein” with us.  She had seen bits and pieces, but never the full movie […]