Best Friends: A Boy and His Dog

I have discovered one little problem with Webkinz, with that little lesson I had hoped to teach the kids – that money does not grow on trees…. The problem: Patrick and I LOVE the games on the Webkinz site. I am especially fond of one called Cash Cow 2. I earned both of the boys…

We celebrated Easter at the White House this year! Well, actually we spent Easter Monday on the White House lawn at the annual Easter Egg Roll! What a fantastic time! The weather was adequate, sunny and in the 50s, but with a brisk breeze making it seem cooler (last year it snowed on Easter Monday,…

I dislike last minute plans. I am, always have been, and likely always will be a planner; I need plenty of notice and sufficient time to plan for whatever activity is in the works. I know this about myself, so why is it that I am unable to either avoid last minute plans or to…

I fought it for as long as I could, but finally gave in. Yes, we now have a DVD player installed in our car. And I must say, our Father’s Day weekend road trip was indeed much quieter and far more peaceful than usual. There was no arguing over whether or not to have the…

Black Swallowtail Caterpillars on the parsley in our butterfly garden! Truth be told, they are on the parsley we never quite got around to planting in our butterfly garden, but we’re still excited as this means the butterflies are here; they’ve found our butterfly garden! 9/05/08 – Alas, the parsley has been eaten to the…

Tomorrow is the last day of school, and so tonight I am burning the midnight oil trying to finish up teachers’ gifts. Are you wondering why the Mom of two home-schooled boys is making teachers’ gifts? No, I’m not making these for myself. Although I am tempted to keep them, they are truly for the…