Category Archives: Family Life

Our pouting puppy’s protest

The girls had a sleepover Saturday. What that usually means is Pippin, who normally sleeps with Abby, gets relegated to the kitchen. Why? Because when the girls have a sleepover, they usually sleep in the den. Why some of them like to sleep on the coffee table is another bizarre story… We keep Pippin out of the den. [...]
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The Wii Fit has been a hit

We got the girls a few different Wii accessories for Christmas, but both of them seem to enjoy the Wii Fit the most. Abby is working mostly on balance, but Camille has taken to yoga. Neither Susan nor I have had a chance to test it out, but considering how unbalanced we both are, this could [...]
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Quick, easy dinner that’s bowl-lickin’ good

I’m sure we can’t do this too often, but we cooked up pasta carbonara for dinner tonight. When the kids are licking the bowl as they did tonight, you can take satisfaction in knowing you did a good job. On the flip side, the leftover bacon has already been claimed by Camille for breakfast in [...]
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Pippin the healer

Wow! It seems that all technology on the web has gone haywire tonight. Twitpic isn’t letting me log in. Facebook won’t let me see the photos I’ve uploaded or upload anymore. So it’s back to my old standby – the blog. Susan had foot surgery today to correct a joint problem that was causing her pain [...]
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Summer brain stimulation

Abby started the tradition of spending a week in Delaware with my parents when she was 5. Her sister joined her when she turned 5, too. They spent two weeks with my parents in June, which is probably more of a vaction for them than for us. My Dad cooks whatever they want. There are multiple [...]
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