Ane’s card from last week put me in mind of another sweet and funny card that I once received and have saved to this day. When the Webmaster and I got married, Auntie was all of seven years old (she was our flower girl in the wedding). At one of my bridal showers, everyone brought […]

On our way home yesterday from baseball practice/Grandma and Gichan’s house (they picked Ane up yesterday from baseball), Ane asked me, “Mom, how old do I have to be to drive?” “Sixteen, like Auntie,” I replied. Ane gave a big, heaving sigh. “But I want to be older!” “Honey, you grow at the rate that […]

I had a wonderful Mother’s Day, thank you. The kids gave me all the projects they’d made at Sunday School, Cubbies, and preschool, and then I got a silver heart pendant from the Webmaster and the kids. I also got to take a nap, read my library book, and eat at Red Robin for dinner […]

I particularly want to thank a few people for some thoughtful things they have done for the kids recently. First of all, Ressis. I guess I should include Oddball, Little Cousin and Baby Cousin in this as well. Ane absolutely loved her Easter gift, and she wasted no time getting it all put together: That’s […]