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When The Game Stinks

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Just like last year, Rerun’s school PTA bought a block of Mariners tickets – and of course, we decided we had to go.  The game was last Saturday, and for the first time in a loooooong time, Friend and Doc and the boys came with us! It was also a bobblehead night, and Rerun is […]



Folding Origami

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

Last week, I showed up in Auntie’s class on a different day than I usually do.  This is my second year volunteering in her classroom, and for the second time, I taught the class how to fold an origami paper crane. Teaching 21 third graders how to fold origami is not the easiest thing in […]



Art Of The Week – Shoe Still Life

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

Tad finished a painting that he had been working on for three weeks!  I love it when he really takes his time on projects.  This one is a still life of his own shoe. Apparently he would just take his shoe off, set it in front of him, and go to work. By the last […]



Little Fishies

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Tad is progressing very well in swimming lessons – to the point that he is actually on the final “level” of lessons.  His teacher is confident that he’s very close to finishing what they can teach him. I am worried about transitioning him out of swimming lessons, honestly – they are so much more than […]