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October 2019

October 01, 2019

Some Indian Summer Bike Ride Thoughts

This past weekend, it rained, and was unseasonably cold, and was really kind of stinky. ...

June 2019

June 23, 2019

Back in time to February 1970

So regular readers will know I've been engaged in the process of working with my...

April 2019

April 21, 2019

Easter family update

So it's been a nice Easter Sunday, actually. I went to Easter Vigil last night,...

April 13, 2019

In which things get worse (a mom-and-dad update)

Admittedly, we're not at the "put mom in a home" stage. But we are getting...

April 08, 2019

Wheelchairgate and “can’t” vs. “won’t”

So here's the latest in the "Jane the Actuary has aging parents" saga: wheelchairgate. Dad,...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

“All Hail the King!” Notes from a Boy Scout outing

Or, "how I spent my weekend." For eight years, I have, for one weekend a...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

Die, lice, die!

There ought to be a metaphor here somewhere . . . but let's start with...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Sailing, memory, and “sorry, honey”

Longtime readers will know that we are a sailing family. We have a 25' Catalina...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

A Lego Gallery

A beach scene. A pirate ship. A shark. The Stone Army guy from Ninjago. The...

July 2017

July 09, 2017

Three bloggable things about the Renaissance Faire

So I went to the Renaissance Fair (or "Faire") in Bristol, Wisconsin, on Saturday, just...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Easter update from the Mitten

Here's just a bit of a catch-up; as you might have guessed from my lack...

April 05, 2017

Mom’s list of 10 things to consider in college selection

As in, I'm Mom, and this is the list I started as a way of...

April 05, 2017

Puparazzo, part 2

So, two years and some months ago, I posted some of my then-2nd grade son's...

February 2017

February 12, 2017

Next family history destination: Zion Lutheran Church

So the big fuss about the Budweiser commercial showing Adolphus Busch coming to St. Louis,...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

Looking for vacation ideas

In the past, when we haven't had a "big" vacation, we've spent a week in...

October 2016

October 09, 2016

My kids are growing up

This is it. My boys are packing up the Playmobil in the basement playroom. Sure,...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

Things that suck (in the real world)

So amidst all the hand-wringing about Trump and Clinton, my father-in-law passed away last night....

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Cookies, Cub Scouts, and Candidates – my Tuesday evening

Listening to Trump speaking right now - how depressing! Winning 5 states, by substantial margins....

February 2016

February 24, 2016

What’s nuttier? The 2016 American presidential election, or my folks’ current situation?

And by "nutty," I mean unsustainable, worrisome, a train wreck waiting to happen. In the...

March 2015

March 16, 2015

6 reasons why Mom and Dad should move

It's a listsicle, as I've learned this is called! But we'll be visiting my parents...

March 12, 2015

A death (literally) too close to home

This, from the local news yesterday: "Arlington Heights woman dies from crash injuries." The story:...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Help! How do I keep my 14-year-old occupied this summer?

Too old for day camp, too young for a summer job. Doesn't have a group...

January 21, 2015

Not Puparazzo, but . . .

Just for fun, my son's artwork (though I couldn't get the second picture rotated properly):...

January 07, 2015

My kids are gleeful at a day off school

Me, not so much.Now, thankfully, we don't live in an area where they close schools...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Greetings from The Mitten!

You know, as family visits go, this falls in the category of "OK." Our first...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!

That's my middle son, ready for the Halloween festivities at school today.

October 25, 2014

What would you do?

Say you were, oh, I don't know, 75 or so, and aging hasn't treated you...

September 2014

September 01, 2014

Back from “Detroit”, part 1: update on Dad

So we were at mom and dad's over Labor Day weekend, and I thought I'd...