There was no school yesterday. The ground was wet and bare until 4 pm. Argh. The kids COULD have gone to school today, but because a storm was predicted, the districts went into a panic about getting the kids home, and so cancelled the whole day. Ane was terribly upset. There is snow now, and […]

I was able to deliver a small plate of cookies yesterday to our children’s librarian. Every time we do something like this for her, she just shakes her head and says, “How do you find the time?” I have no idea. So far, the Peppermint Snowballs, Gingerbread Bears (easily the most time consuming cookie) and […]

I was right. Tad had no school yesterday – the district started late, so they automatically cancel preschool. However, I’m thinking we’ll have better luck today. The roads are much clearer, even if the high temperature is going to be somewhere around 30 degrees. I’ll dress Tad warmly for school. We might be out of […]

Friday evening, the Webmaster’s company had their annual Christmas/holiday party. So he and I went out and pretended to be grown-ups for a few hours at the Renaissance Hotel in Seattle, where we had lobster bisque from the buffet, danced, ate far too many dessert (but they had tiramisu!), and chatted with many of the […]