It’s kind of a Dr. Seuss-like story… Goodbye, old car.  You served your purpose for over 10 years.  I can’t say that you always served us well, or that you didn’t refuse to start a few times when it was terribly inconvenient… So long, old car. Hello, new car! THAT is our new car!  It […]

The kids wanted cupcakes yesterday. Okay, that’s a lie.  I needed cupcakes, and I needed to be able to bribe them with cupcakes.  There.  Happy? So, after piano and dinner at Friend’s house (thank YOU, Friend!!), I packed up the kids and drove them out to our favorite cupcake shop, Trophy Cupcakes, at University Village.  […]

I don’t know what it is about Trader Joe’s, but turning Ane loose in there is just like sending a cat into the herb store for a little catnip.  We never leave with what I had planned on getting.  Ane is always finding something new to buy. However, each time we go in, she discovers […]

One of the hardest things about the gluten free diet is trying to find adequate substitutes for some of Tad’s favorite foods.  There’s also a lot of “convenience foods” that we just can’t serve him anymore – and the types of treats are limited as well. Marshmallows over a campfire?  Fine.  S’mores?  Nope, no graham […]