The soccer season finally wrapped up! I'd call it successful all around. Of course, I'll remember the joy on Sarah's face as she raced down the field and how proud I felt when she scored a g… Read More

Sarah's Daisy troop had a field trip to a local pumpkin patch. What can I say, it was cold and the girls had fun. Here look at the pictures. They should say the same thing Read More

The Good: It makes me smile!The Bad: Filthy, filthy feet and legs.The Ugly: Well, sometimes there are spills Read More

Sarah was honored with a Character Trait Award for the month of November at her school. She received the award for being "fair, safe and responsible".We are very proud of her and expect MANY… Read More

So, yesterday I made good on my word, packed up my x-country skis and headed for higher ground.Honestly, I didn't think the trails would be skiable, but I threw the skis in my car anyway. Ju… Read More

A very rainy day yesterday turned into snow flurries this morning. Hello, lovely snow.Pack up the x-country skis and head to higher ground? I'm thinking, yes! Read More

Just found a note that Sarah wrote sometime this summer. It's a menu for the week. When she wrote it, she let us each pick a dinner for a different night of the week. She had been complainin… Read More

Finally got around to checking an activity off of my to-do list. No, not shampooing the carpet. That is still left unchecked. And might remain that way forever..What I did is I finally summi… Read More

Wow! I haven't visited this place in a long time. Truthfully, I had a moment of panic this morning when I wondered if this blog was gone, deleted due to my lack of activity.To my relief it w… Read More

Sarah has lost her first tooth! Yippee!!! Hooray!!! And all sorts of other stuff!!!The event was a bit more exciting than I anticipated. Sarah was burning off the last embers of energy befor… Read More

Just like last year, I modified the interview with Sarah from Part 1 to focus on her dad.Here's what she had to say last year: 2009.This year, she paints him as a talkative, gun obsessed, sp… Read More

Last year, I interviewed Sarah. Those answers are here: 2009 interview.A couple of weeks ago, I asked her the same questions. It thought it was interesting how most of her answers are pretty… Read More

I interrupt my complete neglect of this blog to mark the most exciting event in Sarah's life, so far, the discovery of her first loose tooth!At breakfast, she bit into an orange slice and ye… Read More

Will I ever catch up on the holiday posts? Yes! Yes, I will. Right?Either way, here goes an attempt to sum up a few more days...Mike and I had to work the week after Christmas. So, Nana and… Read More

Santa came:And so did Nana:And Papa Troy:Tamales were made:But not by me. And so it was a joyous day...(Wow. How uninspired was that post?) Read More

Made the trip to visit Santa yesterday. He was fantastic and carefully studied the wish list that Sarah had prepared for him. Now, we just count the minutes until he arrives in our home! Read More

Sarah has taken her first step into the world of Girl Scouts and has joined a Daisy troop. I'm not sure she's really into all that the Daisies are supposed to represent. But she likes to wea… Read More

We figured it was finally time to let Sarah loose on the alpine slopes. So for three Saturdays this month, Sarah is in ski camp with one of her best buddies. And let me tell you, there is no… Read More

Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold.... What else can I say? It's cold here. The thermometer has been reading single digits for high temperatures. Low temperatures? I'm not even i… Read More

Just a few photos from the big Turkey Day. Things Sarah said she was thankful for:food clothes moneya houseLolaMom and Dad Read More

Sunny days out on the mountain are referred to as Bluebird Days around here. Saturday definitely qualified as a Bluebird Day, a supreme one. We took full advantage of the day and embraced al… Read More

Oh yeah, we also went to Huntington Beach - also more fun than Disneyland.And much more scenic Read More

Before our flight out of the Southland, we stopped in Long Beach to soak in our final drops of warmth.We also took a stroll through the aquarium.And discussed marine biology. In depth.So muc… Read More

In between carving pumpkins and Halloween, we all found ourselves in Southern California. So we bit the bullet and visited that most vile of places, Disneyland. Yeah, yeah, yeah... I don't w… Read More