Yep, that’s us. Screamin’ through the tunnel at Kiddieland. It was a very splendid evening. It’s hard to say what my favorite ride was, but the Polyp was not it. See Ken’s photo gallery to see pictures of the Polyp and all of the other vintage rides. No one melted down. The most timid [...]

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My friend Jen just informed me last night that the midwest is the only geographical area in the world that gets tornadoes. Other regions get water spouts, dust devils, and whirlwinds. But we get the kick ass tornado. I figure, if you are in India or on a boat in Florida when a whirling [...]

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This is a list of scary, crazy or just plum goofy stuff I’ve seen in the park across the street from our house, which I will surely update for you throughout the summer;

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Lately, I’ve been reading my obligatory books on education, along with fiction. I’ve been obsessed with learning more about education ever since I was in my late 20’s and started getting interested in being a teacher. I am pretty close to having my degree in secondary education, but I quit when I had Liam and [...]

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I’ve just returned from a daily blog romp in which I noted my pal Lisa B. (whose blog is THE BEST) linked to mine. The others she linked were great and I read them, zipped over to my sister Kate’s blog and found this picture of my brother, the piney boy. They’re trying to [...]

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Today we went downtown to see the fabulous Alvin Ailey dance troupe, which was breathtaking! On the way back, we took a stroll by the new Millenium Park, trying to peek at the yet to be unveiled wacky stage and reflection pond and so forth. What we mostly saw was this mural. There was a [...]

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I dragged my kids to the park across the street today. I’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff go down in this park. But today the craziest thing was going to be that we’d take our books out there and read alot, then run around some. Then I’d write while they ran around some [...]

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Look closely at what the boy is clutching so proudly. It’s a giant white grub. He spent the day with girl scouts, planting things as a thank you, then watching girls build rainbow bridges and make circles and sing about friendship. Give him at least one gross grub for his patience.
Maybe I’ll put the copious [...]

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Blog creator and nature boy, Ken.
We went geocaching this weekend, without finding the treasure. See geocaching.com for details. It’s a good excuse to discover new areas to explore.
If you are a family member reading this blog, and it’s your first blog, chances are you may wonder what the point of a blog is. [...]

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