It’s the big birthday month around here!  Both Rerun and Thumper have March birthdays, and Rerun definitely has his birthday on the brain. Last year, when the Minions movie was the big deal, he decided he wanted his birthday theme to be Minions.  And since I plan ahead, and knowing that the decor would probably […]

Tad had his six month orthodontic checkup over midwinter break.  Ever since the kids went in for their initial orthodontic assessments, we’ve been bringing Tad back every six months to see how much longer it will be before we can start with him.  At his last appointment, we learned that the last two baby teeth […]

Tad really loves comic strips.  REALLY loves them.  His favorites are Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes (he used to call them “Tiger and Boy”), and Garfield.  He checks out comic book anthologies from the school library all the time. I think he may have found his art medium. Anyway, he is absolutely addicted to “The Garfield […]

Dear Tad, Today is the day that you have been counting down to for at least three weeks.  It is really your birthday, and you are really ten years old. You have grown in height and size over the last year, and you are all limbs.  You do seem to have control over them, when […]