May 14, 2014

Mothers’ Day Love?

  Ah, Mothers’ Day!  It was a day to feel the love.  Well, Sam had worked on a big ole packet of love at school all week for Mother’s Day, so I was curious to see it.  Well, it def...
May 9, 2014

Spring’s Pollen Vortex

  Move on over, Polar Vortex!  You’ve got some serious competition!  It’s been a pollen-palooza around here!  There’s been pollen, pollen everywhere for weeks now.  Not bein...
May 6, 2014

First Communion

  Such a sweet springtime occasion!  Here is Sam, looking quite pious might I add.  Atta boy!  It was pretty wild experience, much more than I expected it to be.   There he was up on the alta...
Apr 18, 2014

Cold, Cold, Cold

The terms “spring break” and “cold” have never gone together in the same sentence until now.  There  is one exception though – drinking cold beer while on spring break....
Mar 30, 2014

Life Bee-yond the Screen

I’ll be honest — Sam has too much screen time, and I’m always trying to whittle it down without him noticing.  (It doesn’t work, but I keep trying, a sure sign of insanity.) Â...
Mar 12, 2014

Hail to SUPER MAILMAN!

Today as I came careening home from Tar-jay to meet the bus, I saw two fire engines on our sleepy street with lots of hoses out!  Immediately I started to pray that no one’s house was on fire. ...
Mar 11, 2014

So Who’s Ready for Spring?

Oh man, I sure am!  In fact.  I’ve never wanted winter to be over so badly.  Out, out, brown snow! We are up to ten snow days now (I think) and a bunch of two-hour delays. Oh, but who’s...