Family

Declan: "Mama, please don't go over the speed limit... but drive home as quickly as you can. I have to go pee REAL bad."==============Declan: "I wish the front door was made of peanut butter. Then we could lick our way out."==============Aimee: {singing to the tune…

We've been really lucky. In general, Declan's friends have been all nice little kids. Mostly girls, of course, which is why he is so well-versed in the game of "Kitty," but overall - really nice kids. In fact - our neighborhood school is filled with…

God, it's been a long and crazy day. It started with a phone call from my mom and aunt. A call to let me know that my great uncle Heinrich in Germany had passed away. Once off the phone, I wept for a while. Because,…

Never one not to follow the crowd, I will fall in line with all other bloggers and write a letter to Declan on the occasion of his birthday! I have pondered what to say for a few days - because, really, what can you say…

I am ALMOST finished Harry Potter (no worries, no spoilers!), so I really have nothing interesting to say since my head is filled with wizards and witches. But I thought it would be fun to pull some of my favorite posts from back in the…