Wrapping up a week-long celebration of turning 9, PDD had her first ever slumber party last night. In attendance were 4 friends from school. That’s PDD in the middle. The two girls dressed alike are sisters, but not twins. The older sister (on the left) is going into 6th grade next year, while the rest of the rest of the girls are going into 4th. PDD’s...

Quick note to all you, my beloved Internets, tonight. I’m approaching 40 hours of being awake with only a 1 hour ‘nap’ last night, so I’m fading fast. And before you do the math (and possibly hurt yourself, or me vicariously – I am in quite a fragile state right now…) yes, that means I’ve been awake since 6:30am Wednesday...

Friday was Oldest Son’s girlfriend’s birthday, so this Grandma had two little ones spending the night. At this point, the best thing about Grandma’s house is all the computers, and beg and beg did they to ‘play game’. They are both potty-training, and were brought to me with underwear and no pull-ups. So, my first act of...

…you type the D key right off, the S, R and T are becoming unrecognizable… …and the thought of taking it in to get the keyboard replaced (only $50 or so, so I’m told) is just too much for you, not because of how much it’ll cost, but because they might not be able to do it right that second while you impatiently wait. I’m not going...

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and begins to read her book. Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, ‘Good morning, Ma’am. What are you...