The Return of Wanda

Followers of my blog might remember a couple of years ago when we were adopted by Wanda. Her antics frequently embellished this blog along with a tally as to how many of her nine lives remained. Maybe you thought she used them all up and we quietly eliminated the problem. We wouldn’t do that, really, I promise. Instead we live with her continuous assaults on the home front. We encourage her to spend more time on the hillside behind the house but once in a while she sneaks in through the broken screen door. She might have succeeded in hiding out in Little J’s top drawer with her stuffed companions if it weren’t for the mews, news, muse.

 

Groundhog... It's a Bummer

Bummer... see Groundhog for details

I Want To Say The Cruise Was Perfect

BUT... we had crabs in our room...

We sailed past Catalina even if this picture does suggest that we were there..

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We sailed past Ensenada but had a beautiful sunny day in Cabo San Lucas...

And in the end we felt like a worn out...

No, it isn't the fault of the cruise line that things didn't go according to plan. The Captain did try to make the best of a bad situation during the torrential Southern California storms. We did the best we could with what we got.

Best Christmas Greetings

This is the best Christmas gift this year! Little J loves to hear great Uncle Don reading the story to him. In fact, we all enjoy hearing this personalized edition of the book. Thank you Big Brother.

Christmas Greetings

Little J’s work is a masterpiece of perfection from a child’s viewpoint and perhaps a reminder that Happy Holidays are possible even when all things are a bit out of kilter.  

 

A Bit Elfish

Little J looked a bit elfish during his visit to Santa. Perhaps trying to score points for his Christmas wish list?

 

Guess How Many Beads

Little J is special student of the week in his class. He gets to bring in the guessing jar contents. So here’s your chance to outsmart the first grade class. Guess how many…

 

Nanowrimo Junior

Dear Grandma,

The sun is out. Let’s go to the park. I didn’t mean to click on the delete key. Sorry. You did have a backup right? I’ll clean the carpet.

Mr. J

Nanowrimo Excuses

The carpet cleaner will stay right there where it is for the rest of the month. The mess will remain on the desk. The work will stay in the box. Weather outside will be nice like today or stormy. No matter what, the plot must move on. Will she ever get out of that Nanowrimo shirt? Not for at least another 36,215 words.

 

Little I is 5!