Ane placed 17th out of 22 runners. She was horribly disappointed when she crossed the finish line and heard “17.”  It was actually a good learning moment for math, as I explained (using fractions) why 17/22 was better than 15/16.  After I was done explaining, she felt better about the whole thing. Thumper enjoyed himself […]

Ane begged us last spring to let her join the track team.  I felt horrible, because there were so many things going on (new baby being one of them), plus the fact that we would have to get her from practices and then to meets at different schools.  She was disappointed. So when the cross […]

The Mariners season is over (boo), but we caught one last game on Friday night!  (Tickets courtesy of Auntie – thanks again!) It was a cold and wet night, so the roof was closed, and the kids were all in hats and jackets.  Rerun was in need of a new hat, so we bought one […]

Saturday was the Webmaster’s birthday!  It ended up being a very hot day around here as well.  We had a fun day planned for him. First, he took Ane and Tad to see Monsters University in the morning while I kept the little boys at home with me.  Then Grandma and Gichan watched the three […]