• Endless Holiday Recap, Part Three

    I woke early on December 27, ready to pack some lunches, fill some water bottles, and get anyone willing to head out to Colonial Williamsburg for some Christmas fun. I made omelets for…

  • Holiday Recap, Part Two

    The next day, we all piled in the car for another day of travel for me – to Colonial Williamsburg, which was our Christmas 2016 destination. The car ride was not too bad,…

  • Holiday Recap, Part One

    I’ve taken a bajillion days off. It’s been largely wonderful – with a little stomach flu thrown in – and I’ve still got tomorrow’s holiday off. I’m going to use this time to…

  • Various and Sundry on an Early Afternoon

    The Middlest caught a cold from his cousin over Thanksgiving – a rattly little cough, irritating but not too chesty.  He suffered through it like a trooper, though a high fever took him…

  • Reaching for the Christmas Spirit

    My mood these days remains uneven, as I deal with the anxiety brought on by the election.  So many people at risk now, both from foreign and domestic policy.  I feel like the…