• Why My Sons are the Best

    Craig knows new words every day.  Every day.  Today, for example, he said such sentences as “No bedtime yet for Craig.” “Line ’em up, cars!” “I want juice or milk baba.” “Aunt Corrie,…

  • Sunday Morning Meal Planning

    The big boys slept forever – are still sleeping.  Craig is treating everyone to the best sleep we’ve had in months.  He got up today after 7 am.  It’s a miracle! Once more…

  • Peaceful Easy Feeling

    Another workday home with a feverish kid.  One of the toughest things about being in a two-working parent household is convincing folks that kids actually do get sick this much.  Yes, truly I need…

  • Late March

    Forgive the unoriginal title – time is so precious, I didn’t want to waste a second thinking more deeply about a better title! It’s been a couple of weeks (and a couple of…

  • :(

    After our first house offer-back-and-forth was ultimately unsuccessful, then the next day our (much smaller but cleverly designed) backup house got bought – just a few days after it went on the market.…