Yesterday (and the night before it) were pretty difficult for us because all three of the little ones were sick with colds and fevers. But we still had a bit of fun when, yesterday afternoon, I managed to pull a second loose tooth from the front of Tristan’s mouth. Thus the title of [...]

For years now, we have struggled to get the three youngest kids to stay in their beds throughout the night. Brinley is the worst. So when she stayed in her bed all night Thursday, Michele and I made a big deal out of it the next morning when she woke up. She [...]

Yesterday marked the five year anniversary of my father’s death. I still miss him and still grieve over his death. Those last days, when he was in intensive care in the hospital and we were visiting him each day, seem like a weird dream. Yet they are permanently stamped in my memory, [...]

We recently had our new piano tuned and it sounds wonderful! I try to play it every chance I get. Unfortunately my hands are not as flexible and strong as they used to be so they tend to ache after playing the piano for a while. I miss having the sheet music [...]

We had a really fun time together with Michele’s family last week on the 4th of July. Below are some photos from that day showing the kids playing in the sprinkler.

Early this morning a thunderstorm came through our area. As is his habit, Tristan had already made his way from his bed to the floor next to our bed. The lightning flashed across the sky and when that happened, he woke up and got pretty scared. I reached out a hand to [...]

Yesterday we had some beautiful weather, and today looks to be the same. We decided to explore the area around where we hope to live. There is a lot of open countryside, most of it wooded. Mature oak trees are everywhere. (Oaks are my favorite trees.) There are lakes everywhere, [...]

It’s been a long time since I last wrote.  Honestly I have felt some burnout with too many things happening in my personal and professional lives. 
On the home front, we’ve been focused on completing the purchase of a house.  Wednesday we had the formal home inspection and discovered some things that needed to be fixed, [...]

Thursday evening, Michele and I signed the papers necessary for purchasing a new house. This photo shows the front of the house. (More photos of the exterior and interior are available here.) It has four bedrooms and two full bathrooms and has about 2,000 sq. ft. of living space. [...]

This funny situation occured yesterday. Michele tells about it:
“This morning I was checking my email and the kids were upstairs playing together. No loud noises, no crying, no arguing…all is good. A bit later Brinley came downstairs and said that Tristan and Cohen got in and it went round and round. HUH? [...]