Fall Leaves

Growing up, my house didn’t have big trees that drop loads of leaves. I envied some neighbors up the street who had a couple of huge, leafy trees in their front yard because they always had heaps of leaves to play in. I had to make do with playing at the local elementary school playground [...]

ODD’s Birthday

We celebrated ODD’s birthday on Saturday. Apparently turning 31 was easier for him than turning 30. We didn’t have any philosophical conversations about it and he didn’t blow a lot of money on model airplanes this year. I think that’s progress. It probably helps that he is almost done with residency so there’s some light [...]

They Labored, I Napped

Peanut’s been begging for a teeter totter lately. Out of her window she can see our neighbor’s teeter totter. They don’t use it often but Peanut still sees it and wants one, too. We’re not sure why she wants one since the last time she was on one she got launched off it when the [...]

Late Valentine’s Day

As ODD mentioned in his Valentine’s surprise to me, he spent started a 30 hour call at the hospital starting first thing in the morning so I didn’t see him at all from the time we went to bed on Sunday until this afternoon.

Since the kids and I had a full day to ourselves [...]

No Surprises Here

ODD is really good at surprises.  He loves coming up with something to surprise me for Christmas, my birthday, or our anniversary.  In the past he’s come up with gifts or dinners out that I didn’t know were coming.    It’s always fun to anticipate and guess what might be coming my way.  I’ve tried [...]