I can hear it now – most people are reading the title of this post and scratching their heads.  “WHAT is a helicoprion?” Helicoprion is the official name of what is also called the “buzz saw shark” – a prehistoric extinct species of shark that now only exists in fossils and imagination.  And, until December, […]

I kept a very big secret from Ane for a whole month. Her dear friend Lisa, who moved to Maui two years ago, was going to be back in town.  And since Lisa had surprised Ane so well the last time she visited, she wanted to do it again.  Lisa’s mother Beth and I kept […]

For the last two weeks, Tad has been telling me how much he misses school, and wants to go back to school. Apparently, our carefully structured summer still has too much free time in it for Tad.  That, and I won’t let him watch TV, play XBox, or use the iPad whenever he wants.  So, […]

One of the best parts of our trip was getting to spend Easter with the Major and Q-Bee and the B Squad.  Q-Bee absolutely loves Easter celebrations.  As she said, “The Major may be Mr. Christmas, but I’m Mrs. Easter.” The Easter Bunny came before church at their house, but the kids were all up […]