We’ve just wrapped up our first Christmas celebrations, and Kennedy couldn’t be more thrilled. That in and of itself is amazing because Kennedy never really gets wound up about much of anything.
We headed to Lawton/Elgin Christmas Eve and made our first stop at Papa Larry’s. All of the grandkids showed up, and the […]

We’ve taken Kennedy to the doctor a total of 4 times since August.  This all day school is killing her.  She woke up crying about 3 AM, and said that her ear hurt.  She has never said that ear infections hurt, so it was a little concerning to me, but after a little Tylenol, she […]

Guess who said the following while watching “Shrek the Halls” tonight:
I can lick my elbow.
And then she demonstrated.
Follow-up:  Only a day later, the same, certain, unnamed someone said:
I can fit my whole fist in my mouth.
And then she demonstrated.

I guess I haven’t made much of an impression with Kennedy when it comes to creativity.  Never mind that we have done tons of art projects over the years, and today we made 11 batches of chocolate popcorn before 9:00 this morning.  She still thinks that Granny has the edge when it comes to “homemade.”  […]

Kennedy read us a bedtime story.  It was very slow and deliberate, but she got darned near all the words on the first try.  It’s amazing to watch someone who is learning how to read.  I can (at least for the moment) understand why people would teach elementary school.  The reward is immediate.
No school again […]

We’re iced in for the day (only for the day, I hope; we only built in 2 snow days in our school calendar this year.) Walt had the day off from work as well. He toyed with going to Luther to work, but after I called our school secretary, he decided against it. […]

or at least Wedding Reception Bells were ringing this past weekend. My sister Sarah and her husband Mike celebrated their nuptials with a swanky event at the Wilderness Center in Stroud. I can’t think of two nicer people, and judging from the crowd, neither can a lot of people in Stroud. Relatives […]