With all the school days that we missed, the school district has been trying to figure out how to get kids out of school before July. The end result is going to be messy, kids. Starting next Monday, school is going to start 10 minutes earlier (which means buses will pick up 10 minutes earlier), […]

Yes, it is true – the kids are finally back in school! And yes, Monday was rather brutal.  Ane managed to get herself up and moving, but the boys tried fighting me tooth and nail.  Thumper – yes, Thumper! – spent time screaming at me about being told to get dressed instead of getting to […]

Today is Valentine’s Day.  If there had been school today, there would have been parties and cards and all that jazz. Once we knew school was canceled yesterday, I made sure that the valentines for the little boys’ classes were assembled and ready for a Friday party.  JUST IN CASE. So, of course, school has […]

Nothing new has happened around here. We managed to escape over the weekend, got out to church, stretched our legs a little… only to get socked back in with another snowfall from Sunday to Monday night. We have tried to have fun. We’ve tried to do some homework, and some art work (no art classes […]