Tad: “Hot tubs are my favorite kind of tub.” Danny celebrated his 16th birthday (yes, really!) on Sunday and the party was at a local pool.  We always enjoy Danny’s parties, but Tad especially enjoys warming up in the hot tub. I can’t blame him!

Of course, I thought of the perfect Christmas gift for Thumper AFTER Christmas.  Perfect timing, really. And it’s something he could really use now, so I didn’t want to wait for his birthday. His therapist and I decided that we would call them earmuffs.  I put them on him for the first time in front […]

Sooooo, there’s a playoff game tomorrow.  The kids are going to school dressed for it. They’ve done this many times before – our team loyalty is well-documented. 2017: 2016: 2015: 2014: So….. GO HAWKS!!!

Our traditional New Year’s feast was delicious, as usual. But thanks to a quirk of the kids’ school schedule, they are due back in school today.  None of them are particularly happy about it – especially Rerun, who actually attempted to tell me that he had been suspended from school and therefore could not go […]