In my own backyard

This is the new playground, set up in the spot where the rickety old death-trap once stood. You can see him just slouching over there in the yard all sad and rejected and looking even more dangerous than before now that the new kid’s in town. You know that phrase, NIMBY (not in my backyard) [...]

Weekend update, spring is here for real edition

It’s definitely spring because Tyler has used half a box of tissues this weekend. Poor guy gets allergies like his father does, long and brutal. I feel mine cranking up too in the form of a headache that’s hung out in my skull for four days and an ever-so slightly scratchy throat. What a spectacular [...]

Snowed in and loving it

It was still only dusk when I felt a rumbling and heard Chris say, “What the heck?” More banging. I rolled over and asked him what was going on and he said “I thought it was a nuclear explosion! It’s thundering and lightening.” Um. Why nuclear explosion? What was he dreaming about? Then another huge [...]

I like to skate on the other side of the ice*

The ice still clings to everything it touched and the stories of damage are starting to pile up. At the old house, the neighbor called to let us know that the whole hood and much of that entire region has been without power for almost 24 hours, and that the transformer and most of the [...]

Winter finally stops by for a visit

I had to leave the kids at home all day yesterday to enjoy the snow while I went to work, but I did leave an hour early so I could come home and play in it with Lila before I went to yoga. Only problem with that plan was I didn’t pay attention to the [...]

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