When you leave Auntie keys to the house, she really gets a move on. The Webmaster and I repainted the ceiling on Friday night, then Auntie started taping off the walls while I was priming spots on Sunday. Then while I was away on Monday, she and Gichan started painting. This room – the now […]

So, Ane is a working girl now.  She has her very first job, working as a swim instructor for swim camp at the pool – the same pool that she used to take swimming lessons at, and where the boys still attend.  She’s on the payroll, has taxes deducted, the whole works.  And she’s only […]

Auntie’s best friend JZ (the best photographer EVER, too) and her husband had a baby girl in June, and we finally got to meet Baby Bee yesterday! Actually, Ane missed out (too bad for her, because she missed out on some sweet baby time), but the boys got to meet her.  Tad was not excited […]

The flag shirts are on!  Let’s grill some food and then blow something up! Grandma and Gichan came over for the food (and to help with another project – more on that later), but left before we blew anything up.  Ane’s friend Katie came over to help with the fireworks – yet another American first […]