January 2023

Sarah had many instances of experiencing the howling fantods this week. That is a new term I learned, although it is an old one, that means having extreme disquiet of the body and mind. Although we are used to the howling fantods when Amy uses the bathroom and Sarah can’t stand it, that particular scenario… Read more »

Did you start your morning having a hard time waiting for your birthday presents? Did you start your morning as a baby crocodile even though you were a baby panda when you went to bed? Sarah did both of these things. Yesterday she had BIG FEELINGS about waiting. At first I was trying to get… Read more »

The Great Mouse Proofing of 2023 is now complete. We hope. The struggle against the mice in our mountain house has been ongoing and we have tried various measures to stop them, all seemingly to no avail. Last weekend we discovered that they liked to take food out of the trash and carry it into… Read more »

We had an easy drive home from visiting my family…. Until we walked into our house. Before we left for our trip Sarah had wanted to order Goodnight Moon socks for my brother, to match her own. As I ordered the socks, I also found a new pattern of Goodnight Moon socks and ordered two… Read more »

While in chilly Florida, we went to the Tampa zoo and met up with a friend of mine from elementary school whom I hadn’t seen in over 30 years! She was in Florida with her family and it was really great to see her again. The kids loved the zoo. They ran to get to… Read more »