Happy Birthday, Sad Squash

This is my dad. He's got a lot of hair. So, we all call him Sasquatch. Except for my four-year-old niece. She calls him Sad Squash. Because big words are…

Columbus Day

After our house-bound weekend, Lilian and I were fortunate enough that we  felt well enough on Monday to meet up with  family that was still around. We all headed downtown…

The Best Laid Plans…

What's that they say? "Man plans and God laughs." Well, in this case, it was more like "Hope plans.... and God smites her with a good ol' fashioned stomach virus,…

Happy First Birthday!

Happy birthday to my favorite baby, Lilian. (You're not going to be a baby for very much longer). (Waaaaaaaaah). This past year has just flown right by. It's been a…

A Quick Update

So, what's new these days? Well... a certain someone can pull herself up to standing. She practices over and over. She pulls herself up, stands for a few minutes, then…

Quatro do Cinco

My sister Allison's brother-in-law (S) was visiting from San Francisco this past week, and we pulled out all the stops to make sure he had a great visit and a…

Yo Puppy

Yo dawg.... I heard you like strawberries. So I put you in a strawberry. So you can be a strawberry While you eat strawberries. At the strawberry fest.