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Snow Fun In Proper Gear

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

After last year’s snowmaggedon experience, the Webmaster and I made the effort to actually make sure that we had snow gear that fit each kid this time.  And then we stored it all in one place, in the shed, because we are SMART. So when I brought out the giant duffel bag of snow clothes, […]



Welcome To Snowpocalypseburg

Monday, January 13th, 2020

Well, this scene looks familiar. School was put on a two-hour delay on Sunday night because of how much snow had fallen already, and the fact that it was getting into the 20’s through the night.  It was COLD. So it was no shock to us that there was no school today.  So we’re starting […]



Flashback Friday

Friday, January 10th, 2020

There is snow in the forecast for next week. *sudden flashback to being buried in the house with no school for a good chunk of February last year* Will it be quite this dramatic? Highly unlikely, but….. I went to Costco yesterday, just to make sure that we had the basics for the next week.  […]



Fancy Cupcakes

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

To follow up on our zoo visit (and to bribe the boys into leaving before traffic got too bad), I suggested stopping for Trophy Cupcakes on the way home. Ane and I consulted their online menu for the day, I got everyone’s request, and then went and picked them up. One for everyone – Tad […]