Today I rode my bike to the new swimming pool in Riley Park.  It's a nice pool! I did some laps but not too many (easing ...

Today was Tate's first full day at school. It was wonderful. Six. Straight. Hours. Tomorrow he's home, and then he's there, all the time.This is a ...

Frazzled mom at our school, bringing her girl in for kindergarten. I caught the tail end of our teacher's advice to her: "ask another mom." ...

We have the bizarrest gradual entry into full-day Kindergarten for Tate (who wants to start full time TOMORROW). Ripley's entry was gradual - but it was ...

I've been doing geneological research, spurred by the fact that a friend of mine has genetic roots in the same small burg of Vankleek Hill, ...

I'm not as environmentally friendly as I'd like to be because I like stuff. Since all stuff becomes garbage eventually, I'm more of a garbage-y ...

It's been obvious that my blog's winding down - as are so many blogs I read.For me, it was the emotional work of this past winter. I ...