Despite Tad coming down with a fever Tuesday evening, and staying home from school yesterday, I’m confident that he’ll be recovered enough to attend Thanksgiving dinner at Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa’s house today. I am VERY thankful for these three monkeys. And for the one flexing his growing limbs and developing muscles inside me. We all […]

She’s learned to peel potatoes for me, and yesterday she helped me make the Pear Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving dinner. Ane asked me, “Did Grandma teach you how to cook?” “Yes,” I said. “Did she teach you how to use a knife without cutting off your fingers?  And will you teach me?” “Yes, I will. […]

I’m honestly surprised.  I thought this one would be a girl. Ane is taking it very well – she’s just excited about a real, live new baby.  She has always loved and adored Rerun, and the thought of “tiny baby” is overriding any other thoughts at this point. Tad was of a more practical bent, […]

Time to try and find out what we are having! I promise to tell everyone tomorrow.  Hopefully the baby cooperates.  Ane did not (which she seems to feel the need to apologize for now), but we got a look at her later in the pregnancy and knew she was most likely a girl.  There was […]