Sometimes, Tad just lives in his own reality. His bus was late coming home recently, and when it finally arrived, I mentioned it to the driver.  “Wow, you guys are a little later than usual….” The driver said, “Yeah, traffic through downtown Bothell was a mess.” Tad chimed in with, “Yeah, traffic in downtown Gotham […]

Yes, it really has been 20 years since I graduated from high school.  Our class held a 20 year reunion party locally on Friday night, which was a much more relaxed and entertaining experience than the 10 year reunion. At the 10 year reunion, there was such an air of awkwardness.  The 20 year reunion […]

Yes, the day finally came for Thumper!  Yesterday was his first day of school! This will be his first full year at preschool, since he started on his birthday in March last year, and just managed to get about 12 weeks in at the end of the school year. And the most exciting part?  The […]

I realized after dinner tonight that I’d forgotten to blog today.  Probably because SOMEONE needed the computer for homework after cross country and swimming lessons.  You can fill in the blanks. Anyway, it makes me remember when school was a lot simpler for her. This was her second year at preschool. Irony alert – she […]