Aaaah, phew! The stockings have been hung by the chimney with care and surefire certainty that Santa (or licensed agents thereof) was recently there. The culmination of all of that incessant “Ch...
Just like that — gone! Daddy Mac and I were going to have our first 24 hour getaway together in 4 1/2 years tomorrow night, but it is all cancelled now because of the impending snow. Big, big bu...
Yes, Sam received a video from Santa himself on Santa’s Portable North Pole (PNP) network. For real and for free! I spent the most worthwhile five minutes of my life answering a few questions ab...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...