this brings us to the air-conditioned portion of our evening

Foolishly I snagged an empty ice cream bucket and headed to the raspberry patch.  Hunched over between the brambles I lost at least 3 pounds...

lazy days

It's that sweaty time of year when my skin prickles, my hair gets big and the mosquitoes attack with a vengeance at dusk.  I cannot desp...

damp

It's a soggy day, but I'm thankful for the calm.  We've been hitting the strawberry harvest, weed picking, housekeeping and base...

my heart is much better

Despite the massive clusterf*ck of airline travel ( United?  We're done.  DONE flying together.  We're never ever ever getting back ...

boy heaven (the screen-free edition)

I confess, I worried yesterday when I added three instead of two pals to the mix.  But amazing things happened: * Mr. T got a phone call to ...

greener

Three days of steady drizzle and it's GLOWING outside--the trees, the plants, the lawn, everything is humming a bright and deep shade of...

shot blocker

This is the view of the Momvan's back seat.  Last weekend we went to the Twin Cities for a family graduation and Team Testosterone watch...

ace

So, this summer we're hiring the last boy to help out around Chez Green Girl.  Here's the trade-off:  Mr. D pays a ballplayer to do ...