This is my sister Cate holding her niece. About one out of every three Friday nights, my sister will drop by after work to hang out, have dinner with the kids, and help us ease into the weekend. It is pretty awesome and my kids absolutely love it. And I am a pretty big fan…… Continue reading Aunt Cate

A) my receding hairline? B) my cherry tomatoes growing on the upstairs balcony in the background? C) the baby with the beer?

These are Ruby's new shoes. As you can see, they are on the wrong feet. (at this point in the blog post all I can hear is my father's voice saying: but those are the only feet she has…) anyway, she loves them. Hil bought them for her. And, according to Ruby, they are called:…… Continue reading Ruby’s new shoes

This is us pulling away from the driveway on Saturday morning. For the second time. We are on our way to the zoo. We were on our way to the zoo once already before this picture was taken. Picnic was packed. Stroller was dis-assembled and fit in the trunk just so. Kids were wearing hats…… Continue reading Checklist

Sometimes I need to remind myself that this is the only thing I need to do today.

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This is a picture of my new friend, Pete, pushing Charlotte on the swing. Hopefully, the picture is good enough that you can notice just a hint of slack in the chains that hold the swing up, indicating that he really didn’t hold back. You might also be able to make out the look on…… Continue reading My new friend, Pete

Chocolate chips are a staple in the desert department at our house. They pretty much go with everything – especially fruit. We like the semi-sweet president's choice bulk size bag. No dairy in them. And, supposedly, 15% of your daily iron in a tablespoon. Or maybe two tablespoons… Anyway, it never fails that when we…… Continue reading Same genes. Different people.

I'm cleaning up a few loose ends in the garage and ruby is learning the time honored tradition of drinking from the garden hose. I'm pretty sure she got more water on her clothes than in her mouth. But these things take time.

3 cups store bought pancake mix. 1 cup corneal 1 cup ground flax 1 cup oats (turned into oat flour in the magic bullet) 2/3 cup sun flower seeds 1 cup chocolate chips 3 eggs 4 mashed bananas 3 tablespoons melted margarine Water until it looks about right = One very happy baby.