It's been an insanely busy time, but somehow we are keeping our heads above water.  :)

Okay, so here's the deal with Elliot's school thus far:  The first day went really badly, as many of you know.  The teacher was obviously not a good fit with Elliot, and we pulled him from her class.  He was supposed to have a one-on-one aid, but the school was ( Read more... )

Good:  Elliot is all set for Kindergarten on Tuesday ( Read more... )

A couple of our guy friends who are on the trip with Carl were joking around on Facebook about Carl being hit with a horseshoe.  Even though I knew that if it was serious they would have called, I still got overly worried and called the cabin looking for Carl, who I guess had no idea what was going on.  I got all upset about it, and I just feel so ( Read more... )

Okay , okay, I give.  A tomato is a fruit.  Happy now?  ;)

Can we all just agree that a tomato is a vegetable and be done with it?  Who really considers a tomato a fruit anymore?  I mean, really.

 I took Elliot to his ped and he does not have a UTI.  *whew*  It's not something I really want to go into detail about, but let's just say he's fine now ( Read more... )

Today started with the discovery that Elliot wet the bed, something that never, ever happens ( Read more... )

I'm watching the movie Four-Eyed Monsters as I type this.  It's really good.  Different, but good ( Read more... )

Last weekend was soooo nice, and oh how I wish for a repeat.  But rather than mid-60's and endless sun, we've got a cold, wet weekend on our hands.  Boo.  I get the feeling we will have a really cold, almost wintry spring, and then it will suddenly shoot up to 90 degrees for the next three months.  Typical Chicago ( Read more... )

 We're doing better here.  The spring has almost arrived.  I can't believe we'll soon be able to pack up our coats 'til fall!!  Ah, I love it ( Read more... )