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Still just me and the Princess.  Hit the library to return books and gather her summer reading reward, then out to the pool party two-step for the day ( Read more... )

The boys are out to camp for the weekend.  Princeling passed the beginner Aquanaut part of the swimmer test, so he may be well on the way to Super Webelo; hooray!

I took the day off to get Princess started on back-to-school shopping.  Got her supplies, new shoes, and cleaned up impressively at Gymboree (stacked the current Big Red Balloon sale with ( Read more... )

Husband has been under the weather ( Read more... )

Husband sick, with no voice.  Son now complaining of sore throat and general malaise.  Daughter complaining of sore throat at tuck-in time--wondering if she's really getting sick, or just feeling left-out ( Read more... )

Finally have cashed in the kids' report cards for the available freebies--went to Graeter's the other night, Dairy Queen a few weeks ago, and finally Krispy Kreme this morning ( Read more... )

Visited with old friends this weekend--hubby and I went to college with them, and their oldest is the same age as our youngest, and, in the nature of six-year-old girls, they are still thrilled to see each other each time, despite the year or two between each visit ( Read more... )

There is a 2-week period of blank space on our family calendar, and I cannot remember when I last saw such an improbable thing ( Read more... )

SIGNAL BOOST:

Originally posted by kythryne at internet powers, activate!
Okay, people. I need you to take this viral, and fast.

We know someone in upstate New York who needs a good custody lawyer ASAP. I'm not at liberty to go into details publicly, but this woman is very afraid that her abusive boyfriend is going to get sole custody of her young child.  ( Read more... )