Well, maybe not necessarily new, but new to our family’s tree. And the brand-new ones the kids picked out as their annual ornament for this year. Ane has been on a Little Mermaid kick – Ariel is arguably her favorite princess, and if not her favorite, she’s in the top three. Last year, Santa left […]

I don’t remember when I started begging to have my ears pierced, but it was probably around age seven. There is an infamous piece of video that was shot when I was eight, and we were preparing to move from Seattle proper to the wilds of the Eastside, where I am wearing clip-on earrings until […]

I am trying to keep Tad’s interest up in puzzles, because it is good for his brain. However, he definitely prefers puzzles that have his favorite characters in them. Uncle Captain and Aunt Q-Bee apparently knew that, and gave him a great early Christmas present when we celebrated with them, which we worked on this […]

I have really grown to love these little faces in the last week. We’ve had a very good time with them, celebrating Thanksgiving, an early Christmas, and just being together. And I really hate to see them go home. But they are flying back home today, and Ane and Tad are going back to school […]