Thumper has enjoyed the summer without his siblings.  The boys have been at camp, and Ane went to camp herself last week with the youth group – and she was gone overnight! So, what does a boy do when therapy is over and siblings are away?  Go out for coffee with Auntie! He also scored […]

This weekend, we traveled down to Nana and Papa’s for the annual extended family picnic.  What was the highlight of the day?  The picnic?  The people?  Riding in Papa’s golf cart? Nope.  The cat. This is Garfield, Nana and Papa’s cat.  (And apparently I caught him mid-tongue-flick in this picture.)  They got him last September, […]

Run a 5K, that is. It was the annual Refuse To Abuse 5K at Safeco Field last Saturday, which is sponsored by the Mariners wives.  The race course runs in and out of the stadium, and the Webmaster says that it is definitely his favorite race to run/walk.  (No road running on his knee, says […]

Life is full of hellos and goodbyes.  Or, aloha. It’s time to say aloha again to the B Squad and their parents. Ane has a standing invitation to fly out solo and visit next summer, but Tad has decided that we are all going to Canada “in 2018” to visit.  The Major and Q-Bee have […]