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Happy, happy birthday M! It's hard to believe its been 15 years. This last year has seen a lot of changes. You finished up middle sch...

The weather here has been so nice (read as unseasonably warm - almost 80 degrees at the end of February!) that I have been itching to get in...

Another great Thanksgiving on the books. It was just the 4 of us plus my mom, so the table was not so full as she would have liked, but sev...

A and I went out and picked up our order of popcorn from the Popcorn Kernel this afternoon. Once we got home, he got into uniform and off w...

It got cold today. Not just a little cool, but cold, windy, and wet. We even had some sleet, even though the weathermen were saying it was...

We've got a freeze warning for Fri, Sat, and Sun nights currently. I'm not sure it will actually get down to 32 or below any of the...

It's been a cold, dreary day today. M says that we have skipped fall, but we haven't. If it were sunny, we would be enjoying the l...

I decided to measure the kids today, and yep, they are both still growing like weeds. M currently measures 69 1/2 inches (5' 9.5")...

I dug the sweet potatoes today. The nights have been getting cooler lately and it is supposed to rain tomorrow, so it was time. Unfortunat...

It happened for the first time this morning. I had to wake up A. Normally he wakes up on his own, generally between 6:15-6:30. This morni...

A and I took a walk around Old Town today, for work on his pathfinding merit badge. He had a blank map of the area and had to mark all the ...

A week or so ago, I noticed that everything under the sink in the hall bathroom was wet. Further investigation revealed a slow drip from th...

A had a Court of Honor last night at Scouts. They only hold these a couple of times a year, so this was for all the merit badges and rank a...

I made a baby quilt for some friends who are expecting their first baby - a girl, as you can probably guess from the colors. And if you loo...

A finally got his clarinet and the first bit of instruction in playing it last week. He seems to be enjoying it so far, though his says th...

Both kids seem to be in need of some better study skills, though not necessarily the same ones. A is having issues with remembering: 1) wha...

It's been a long time, as my mom reminds me, since I have posted. I feel like I should go to confessional (and I'm not even catholi...

Swim meet tonight and oh my, but it was HOT!!! Sweltering hot in the sun, not helped by the fact that we got a brief bit of rain that made ...

It's always hard when I don't post for a bit, because then I wonder how I can catch up. Well, I guess I can't. Maybe at some p...

It must be nearly the end of the year - the field trips are flying right and left. It's not usually this full of field trips, but both ...

except in the house! 2.5 inches and fairly hard at times, but no rain in either the basement or the garage. Maybe I can actually hope this...

Yum! We took the kids up to BR for their 31 cent/scoop night. Conversation in the car: M: I think I really want an eclair. me: No, we we...

The garden seems to be progressing slower than last year. I know some of that is that it was cold and wet over winter break this year, so w...

Actually I finished them up yesterday morning, e-filing our Federal return. I had to wait for D's signature last night on the state ret...

Evidently Shadow has realized that it is birthday time around our house. Yesterday he brought M a birthday gift of a snake (small garter sn...

We've had a run of 3 in deaths in the last 3 days. That is WAY too many. And it is actually 4 deaths in 3 events. First my great aunt...

M went to his first concert last night, They Might Be Giants (TMBG). He had wanted to go to a concert back before Christmas, but since it w...

I was over at the elementary school today, waiting to pick A up from his field trip, and because the bus was late, I decided to walk around ...

I've been expecting it for a while now, but it's finally confirmed - M is taller than I am. And still growing... D is expecting to ...

M got the official notification today. He got into the Magnet high school for Science and Technology. M is happy, we are happy, all is goo...