A Visit to Legendary Santa
OK, so I haven’t written in quite a while, but I’ve been caught up in the Christmas maelstrom. I’m sure you are familiar with it and are most likely afflicted yourself to some degree...
Christmas Palooza
Is it just me or has the whole Christmas “thing” gotten larger than life this year? In fact, it seems like this “thing” has taken on a life of its own and morphed into more of ...
Real Indians and the Governor
Today we really hit the jackpot! Daddy Mac had mentioned a neat ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion the day before Thanksgiving. After a quick Google search, we were off with me wondering if we w...
Native American Flu Festival
Last Saturday morning was finally the day of an event I’d been talking up for weeks — a real live Native American festival at the Central Library! It’s quite a haul to get there from...
Little Boy & the Fish
Here is the sequel to “Old Man and the Sea” – “Little Boy and the Fish.” Sam has been really into having another pet lately, in addition to Louise the chubby grey kitty w...
The Very Smooshed Caterpillar
The other day I attended a class at Sam’s preschool on “Raising Your Child’s IQ.” Lots of the teaching had to do with providing a stimulating environment — for your child...
A New Twist on the Homestead
First of all, let me make this clear. We have no business being at the Homestead in the first place, let alone hanging out here up to a week, but we do from time to time. Oh, we could afford to stop b...
Going Batty at the Science Museum
All summer long I had been promising Sam I’d take him to see the cool Shark Exhibit at the Science Museum. He was all fired up to see it, but don’t you know it, we never quite made it ther...