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 […]

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 […]

We got a phone call yesterday from Ane’s school saying, “She’s not feeling well, so…” However, Tad made it through his school day with no problems. His teachers were relieved to hear that he’d been checked out at the doctor’s office, and were willing to have him back in class. Last night, both kids stayed […]

Tad got sent home from school yesterday after 45 minutes of class. I got a phone call from the nurse’s office saying that he sounded lousy. He has been hoarse and “froggy” for the last couple of days, but nothing was coming out of his nose, so I wasn’t sure that anything was wrong. Then, […]