The weather cooled off by ten degrees between Sunday and Monday, thank goodness!  Mid-90’s is just too much for me, even with air conditioning in the living room! By the time dinner was over and the Webmaster was home, the kids were begging to go outside and ride their bikes.  They did, but Thumper, who […]

So they will just stay in the coolest part of the house. First rule of a hot summer day: stay near the box blowing the cold air.

The Mariners combined a few of our favorite things last Friday night.  Baseball.  Fireworks.  And STAR WARS. There were photo opportunities with stormtroopers.  And Darth Vader and other characters, if you had the time and patience to wait in line.  (The boys did not). I love the look on Thumper’s face in the above picture. […]

And this just happens to be the best tent EVER. Best part – it’s big enough to fit two kids! Not so great part – does not collapse unless completely disassembled.  I’m used to folding, bendable tents.  This is not that.  And since it’s big enough to fit two kids, it’s really too big to […]