Monthly Archives: December 2013

I mean really.  (sticks and stones baby, sticks and stones) Anyway.  I came across this little gem last week actually, but with the crazy, crazy week and a half here in this household I just didn’t have the time to … Continue reading →

So me and this computer just don’t sync sometimes.  The damn thing decided it needed to eat all of the words I just typed.  Poof.  Gone.  Vanished.  Simply left without a trace.  Whatever.  There’s two ways to skin a duck, … Continue reading →

I read this on the morning that Gracelyn Cassidy came into this world.  The rest of it went something like this: “For every man, the world is as fresh as it was the first day, and as full of untold … Continue reading →

She’s 7 today!!!  (Birthday is the 22nd, posted in wee morning hours of the 23rd.  Family Ski Day on Sunday the 22nd!) Wow, wow, wow.  What an incredible journey it’s been.  Wouldn’t trade a single second and would do it … Continue reading →

Where to start?? OK, first things first.  Happy Solstice to all!!  The Winter Solstice is very special to this family.  Seven years ago on Friday December 22, 2006 at 4:43 p.m. the arrival of a tiny bundle released an overwhelming … Continue reading →

Alas, no pictures again.  But it was WAY too cold to take pictures anyway.  My fingers would have frozen to the camera. We played hooky today.  (That is such a strange word.  Hooky.  I mean seriously.  What the heck does … Continue reading →

Full moon rising over the hills across the way. Cold, crisp air to breathe. The peals of laughter coming from the toboggan rocketing down the drive at lightspeed……….well, maybe not quite that fast.  But fast enough for the mommy to … Continue reading →

The Pentagon spent an average of $2 million a year on “toiletry paper products” between 2000 and 2010.  But that figure jumped to $130 million in 2012. What gives? Well, of that $130 million, roughly $58 million was spent on … Continue reading →

Ice skating.  Sunshine.  Peppermint mocha in a “festive cup” as Gracelyn says.  And then a gorgeous sunset of pink and orange against the baby blue sky, followed by a big, bright moon hanging over Steamboat’s ski runs.  Gracelyn was sure … Continue reading →

From a site called Forward Progressives (yes, I know, imagine that).http://www.forwardprogressives.com/10-questions-every-liberal-should-ask-every-republican/ Ten questions to ask a Republican 1) If Republicans are so fiscally responsible, why was President Eisenhower (in the 1950′s) the last Republican president to balance the budget?  2) If … Continue reading →