So, here is a question for all of you out there. (Remember the answer will start with a Q… sorry, I just threw that in there for my mom.) Am going to need to buy a wedding gift for April wedding. Couple is registered for very nice, very expensive china at Macy’s. Here’s the question: […]

I was out shopping with the kids yesterday – hey, we found shoes! – and we happened to pass a Starbucks kiosk in the grocery store… which had a big, full-color banner out for their new Blueberries ‘n Creme Frappucino. Oh, crap. Fortunately, Ane didn’t see this and I resisted the temptation to buy anything […]

Ane and I are planning a special project… with Grandma’s assistance, of course. Dolly needs a new dress for church. She has three – four, if you count her jean jumper. The problem is that two of those dresses match dresses that we made for Ane, and apparently, Dolly cannot wear her matching dress if […]

Yes, the transformer boom (and it was a LOUD boom) was caused by a squirrel. Apparently this squirrel-with-a-death-wish sparked off one transformer, electrocuted himself, and shorted out the transformer down the cul-de-sac. The PUD had to fix both transformers. The barbecued body of the squirrel lay on the ground next to the first transformer’s utility […]