Mix Match
Lauren’s new thing is wearing “mix-match” shoes. It’s cute until she dirties half a pair and needs a clean pair for school. Oh well. – b
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our parent company bought our closest product competitor and merged them under us. One would think this would be a huge gain for us. On the contrary. Things couldn’t be more complicated, delicate and generally F’d up at the moment. Good times ahead. – b
Second Guessing
The closer I get to having the truck ready to sell, the more I think I don’t want to sell it. I don’t really need to sell it. It comes in handy and doesn’t cost much. I’ve had it for 21 years. I’m almost convinced it’s not worth the effort to get it ready to […]
Wanting Another
I work with a guy that has 7 kids. 7 kids! Though I understand why – at least why I would have more. Abigail’s quickly becoming a kid, but Lauren’s at that in between phase where everything she does and says is super cute. She’s like Agnes. It’s only a matter of time before […]
Hiking Advancements
As usual we did a lot hiking while on vacation, and the girls have gotten quite good at it. At just under 3 years of age Lauren can do a 2 hour hike without needing to be carried. That’s awesome. That opens up so many opportunities for family recreation. We’ve even started talking about a […]
The Rig
Our new Wagon Queen Family Truckster. I suppose, considering the hail damage, we could paint it green and add faux wood paneling… I like the sidewalk chalk decorations on the trailer. It all worked out pretty well considering everything went together at the last minute. We averaged around 19.8 mpg for the trip. Lower than […]
Maine Again
Got back from another great vacation in Maine. We went back to Islesboro again this year – same island as last year, but different house. The house was pretty cool. It’s what I’d call storybook architecture, though technically some mixture of Arts & Crafts and cottage. The girls went crazy for the third floor tower. […]
The New Car
Though my Subaru was running fine at 192,000 miles, it was reaching (or had reached) it’s end for viable safety. With a budget in mind, we started looking. My plan was to get a new (to me) truck. A nice 4 door, 4 wheel drive short bed that I could put a cap on and […]