The kids and us

Haven't written anything in a while, so I'll probably be a bit rusty (especially because Blogger has changed it's interface sinc...

There are lots of costs of having kids. Diapers, clothes, food, daycare, college funds - eventually it all adds up. But one cost that has al...

Good grief, has it really been almost three months since I last posted something? Well, those of you who are looking for pictures will be di...

Teddy likes trains. I suppose that's not a big surprise as anything that's big and noisy has to appeal to a little boy. But what Ted...

Before starting this post, I have to note that I've been getting hassled to post some stuff. Not because people are really interested in...

Margaret started pre-K at the local elementary school last week. Decked her out in all the usual start-of-school stuff like new tennis shoes...

When one doesn't post anything for a while, one gets quite backed up in terms of things to write about. Even worse, one often runs out o...

We just got back from our annual trip to Green Lake in Minnesota. Interesting trip as mama unexpectedly had to leave early to get back for w...

Ah well, it was fun while it lasted....

The U.S. is through to the knock-out round of the World Cup, and no one can accuse me of being a fair-weather fan. After all, a year ago, I ...

I've recently been admonished to "put some stuff on the blog" because "some people count on it for updates." Not sur...