Rock climbing. It’s not something I can do myself, a) because I’d break the climbing wall, and b) because I’d break myself. But all the little boy cousins out here in Connecticut seem to really enjoy it. Lucky for us, …
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Jul
Rock climbing. It’s not something I can do myself, a) because I’d break the climbing wall, and b) because I’d break myself. But all the little boy cousins out here in Connecticut seem to really enjoy it. Lucky for us, …
27
Jul
So… we were due for another outing, and this time I wanted to do something we hadn’t done before. After weeding out all the expensive options (a hot air balloon ride would have been thrilling, but the bill would have …
There wasn’t much going on today, so Cliff and Ben went on a little adventure up to Farmington. That’s where they got to test drive the new Nissan Leaf. They liked it. Of course, they’re a bit out of our …
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Jul
Ben is a busy boy. At any given time you may find him enrolled in swimming lessons, little league, boy scouts, after school sports, piano lessons, chess club, rock climbing or cartooning class. One of the activities he enjoys the …
If you haven’t stepped outside in the last few days, or if you haven’t watched the weather forecast on the evening news, let me tell you–it’s hot! It’s not nice-summer-weather hot. It’s not day-at-the-beach hot. It’s deep south in August …
21
Jul
Most of the time folks are more interested in acquiring wisdom–in all its many forms–than losing it, right? Megan, however, made an exception today. No, she didn’t do drugs, ride a motorcycle without a helmet, or get lobotomized (hmmm… does …
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Jul
Yesterday, when I looked over my schedule for the week, I realized that I would need to be home or nearby everyday except for today. So, knowing that the boy needed to be exercised in both body and mind, I thought a trip to the zoo was in order. No…
17
Jul
Like most people, I suppose, there are all sorts of interesting places and things to do just a stone’s throw from home that for some reasons we’ve never done. Like a couple of months ago my sister told me about the Garbage Museum in Strat…
16
Jul
House Rules by Jodi Picoult takes on Asperger’s, an autism spectrum disorder. Jacob, the 18 year-old main character, sees the world in black and white (or more correctly, in perfectly ordered rainbow sequences, sans orange). He is extremely l…
If I had as much time to play as I’d like, I would have reached this little milestone a long time ago. Still, I am pleased to announce that I now have a level 40 World of Warcraft character! Cahira can now ride swift ground mount and wear cha…