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Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

Day 3 of the Snopocalypse. A 5:30am phone call announced that school was canceled due to icy road conditions.  The Webmaster, who had worked from home Monday, but managed to get to work Tuesday, had to come home when NO BUSES SHOWED UP at the park & ride. The sun was out, so I bundled […]



If Wishes Were Snowflakes

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

The boys have now gotten their wish.  Twice. Monday was the fun day.  The kids woke up as if it were Christmas morning in “A Christmas Story.”  The whole world was coated in white. I immediately went looking for all the snow gear I could find.  While I had enough of certain things, I did […]



Snowpocalypse 2019

Monday, February 4th, 2019

The boys are finally getting their wish.  Fluffy rain! And Ane.  It started snowing Sunday afternoon and Ane was so delighted she ran outside.  Barefoot.  Because she’s also young and dumb. It accumulated rather quickly, then stopped, but then started again.  By the time we returned home from Friend and Doc’s house, the hydrangea bush […]



January Zoo Day

Tuesday, January 29th, 2019

Let’s all go to the zoo, because we have a day off…. and take Gichan with us! The weather cooperated (it was cold, but sunny), and Rerun spent some time trying to communicate with birds in the rain forest exhibit. He is really into birds right now. We stopped for lunch at Dick’s afterward, and […]