January 2019

Polar Vortex 2019

Mateo’s face pretty much sums up our reaction to the cold, cold, cold snap we just had. According to our thermometer, we got down to -27. Degrees. Fahrenheit. Our “guess the temperature” game was pretty intense over the past couple days, as the subzero numbers kept getting lower and lower, and now that they are […]

Ordinary Time Letter

I had good intentions about getting a Christmas letter sent out this year, since I enjoy receiving them soooo much. But. Life. Whatcha gonna do? Write an Ordinary Time Letter, that’s what. Here you have it. Happy Ordinary Time of 2019! 2018 was quite the year for us. We welcomed Mateo and had a 2-for-1 […]

Bubbling Thoughts

I have ideas and thoughts bubbling around, but not enough time to type them into something coherent. I post this mostly as a list for myself, in case I have a few minutes where I’m not scooping yuckies out of Mateo’s mouth. – My conversation with my cousin’s lovely psychologist wife at Christmas about the […]

Final Book Count

Hey, remember that time I set a goal of getting 2,000 books to the children’s hospital? Welp. I feel a little silly. Because we missed that target by a smidge. On the other hand, we zoomed right past my “safe” goal of 20. Lost of people bought some books. After the participation deadline, I figured […]