We all know that it’s the same thing with work: Vacations are never long enough. Time off passes in a blink and we’re back to reality, though I think that the experience is worse for kids because they don’t have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just to be clear, the girls are terrible at “sneak” attacks, and Tim was already awake, so their advantage was short-lived before the, uh… “tactical withdrawal” began. You know, like Monty Python versus the white rabbit sort of thing which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On the twelfth day of Christmas, I gave everyone puns! Which is also what I gave on the other days of Christmas. Lots of puns! All the puns! I’m so very giving, aren’t I? And not just with puns, either;[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arwyn desperately wants to live in a winter wonderland, but she and I have very different opinions on what constitutes “wonderland.” I swear that we used to get a lot more snow, a lot earlier in the year when I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The more things change, eh? Yeah, we were constantly telling them to spread the ornaments out and make sure that they did ALL the way around. They just wanted to decorate the side facing into the living room so they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
She actually looked almost cartoon-like with how she just flopped down in utter defeat and was talking into the carpet when she said it, which made it even more entertaining. I mean… we’re talking a good 45 degrees off-target. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, since it’s Christmas Eve, in the middle of Hanukah, and just past Yule… happy holidays! If you aren’t familiar with TSO (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) then where have you been?! Seriously, they’re amazing. Even when the angel they’re singing about is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, it’s been a few years since I did anything that couldn’t be shown in mixed company, but I’ve got to entertain myself with cookie decorating or it gets boring really fast. The girls had plenty of fun with it,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They have been positively vibrating at times. Like, literally bouncing up and down in place. And randomly breaking into dance, of course, whether there’s music or not. They are disappointed that there won’t be snow for Christmas (I’m not), but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arwyn still has a habit of putting the tape across the edges and folds like she’s stapling a wound closed or something. It’s not as efficient, but it does get the job done, so whatever, I guess. Wrapping presents also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…