we are home and most of the plants have meagerly survived; I am sure we need a battery/alternator/starter in the Yukon; Click click click

who else has been so far behind on laundry that the boys (kids) ran out of socks and underwear?

Ok, Tuesday for planning and housekeeping so by the end of the day we will know dates...

53 degrees

Rosie is at the playground w/ a friend and brothers; I can hear Tommy say his ABC song...

Tomorrow Rosie and I leave for a 3 day trip to see Mt. Rushmore, cave of the winds, and devil's tower...

I like the naivete of the "Last Unicorn" because of the paradox: an immortal creature with no sense of the world around her.

Tatya's rash is receding, boys are still asleep, DH is tdy in Minot, and I have 5 loads of clean laundry to put away...

after getting home just yesterday, DH is TDY again in the early morning. The kids are all wound up and I am worn out.

Picture day for Rosa...flattened her hair and it is 95% humidity WHY pick on the natural curls? We try so hard for neat...

"Bertie, look out. Save yourself Bertie; there comes Doom Mountain!" Mikey to the wooden trains...

The arborist is out there again. The man in the bucket with the chainsaw has a helmet with a gold horn on each side and a beard like Santa.

Strep takes down victim three: Rosi, who wept openly at the doctor when he suggested steroids for the swelling. "NO those are bad!"

To Parents: do Max and Ruby have a guardian?

Today I will try bread with all bread flour; yesterday's was 1/2 and 1/2 whole wheat. I over proofed a little (altitude...).

having power issues with my MacBook...when i PLAY GAMES with the ac plugged in, it still draws down the battery...time wasters bad...

snowplow is speeding

We got buckets shaped like animals and sifters, rakes and shovels; somewhere on the garage is a giant dump truck. We'll follow after lunch.

"Tommy, you only have to wash your hands when Mommy's in there with you." Mikey's advice to Tommy who is potty training...

Rosie and Mikey are outside roaming the neighborhood: from our window you can see seven children abandoned the playground for a mountain of dirty snow in the church parking lot.