There’s no escaping retribution when we’re in the car, but I’m literally incapable of not making puns that pop into my mind. Hell, they’re usually out of my mouth before I have time to consider whether it’s appropriate or not. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working outside is great during the summer (rain storms excluded), but during the winter it kind of sucks – more some days than others. Blizzard conditions where we get an inch of snow in a half hour and have it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have to think that I could’ve gotten things done a bit faster without the assistance – including some help in getting the yard decorations out – but I figure that it’s good for them to be a part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The girls have each read the Legend of the Shaders comic multiple times and have been big fans of the Harp Twins’ music for years – it gets regular play during class hours. Their GRCC concerts are only about an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was unfortunate that we missed the full autumn colours – a bit of windy and rainy weather beat us there by just a couple of days – but it was still really nice there. Not so peaceful when you’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When it comes to crazy, Arwyn certainly delivers. How she had that much energy after hiking for three miles on a school fieldtrip is anyone’s guess. That aside, I am completely willing to lay the blame for the whole “your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They did enjoy themselves on the fieldtrip, which involved a lot of walking through some very old forest (on the one freakin’ day that it rained this week) with a guy who’s studied trees for over twenty years, so we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honestly, it’s an excellent fantasy movie with some big-name actors clearly having a lot of fun. It does, however, have a bunch of kissing, to which the girls give the classic kid response. Other than that, they thoroughly enjoyed it. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What am I Thankful for? Two Thanksgiving dinners every year! It’s just too bad that I can’t snag any leftovers from my mom’s, but the border can be twitchy about opened food for some reason. I don’t get it, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those old enough to know it, I hope your minds went to the same place that mine had: “Clap on! Clap off! The Clapper!” 😀 She was clearly baffled by her ability to control them by clapping, which turned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…