I have two bits of important news and absolutely no idea how to segue from one to the other. I suppose I could write two separate entries, but that would be too much like work. So you'll just have to bear with me.Up first: we bought a minivan! I

Zoe made the front page! Full color and everything. Very exciting! And yes, if you are one of her grandparents, you will be getting a copy, I'm talking to you, Mom. Oh, and here it is directly stolen borrowed off the website:     In oth

I took the kids to the local pumpkin patch today (technically, it's a church yard with a bunch of pumpkins trucked in, but there are no actual pumpkins growers nearby; this is the best we can do). It's always fun, running around looking at al

It's been raining for days. Yucky. Things have been pretty blah around here in general. Nick had Friday off, for the Parish Fair Holiday. This always-odd holiday turned out to be not much fun for us. I took the kids in for flu shots, which was a

Walking With Dinosaurs was indeed awesome. Rich got home mid-morning today, and after lunch we left him sitting in a chair reading to a sleepy Zoe while Nick and I quietly left. I had forgotten just how bad traffic is when getting into a major event

Rich is out of town for most of the weekend. So far we're doing fine without him. I actually arranged a playdate for Nick. He's reached the age where, once the other kid actually arrives, there is very little need for me to entertain or even