"If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard." ~Dorothy, Wizard of Oz   The same day we raked leaves, we went out again later to play in the backyard. Rubi just loves her new play "equipment" made by the cutting down of trees. Sometimes she wants mommy close by as she practices her balance in this maze of logs. Silas got the idea to take the wheelbarrow on a "ramp" he ... Read More

Typically John will wake up in Australia on his Thursday morning (still my Wednesday afternoon) and ask, "What did you do today?" My answer is usually, "Play with Cameron." Summer's heat and humidity seems to have been replaced by a cool, crisp, sunshiny days here, perfect weather to take Cammy outside, as we did yesterday. ... Read More

I really am overjoyed I get to borrow one of my best friend's grandson each week. We have so much fun together. Cameron is a sweet and very smart little boy. With the snow hardly melting, and what ever does melt, freezes overnight.... ...we took Cameron out to play. Laura holds up an icicle plucked from a bush for the camera.   Cameron decides to take his gloves off... A decision he later regretted! He's a dear child. We had so much fun with him in the snow ... Read More

Either Orwell's Doublespeak is here, or Obama has a whole other definition to bipartisanship. Frankly, I think it's both. Republicans have caught the Democrats in a midnight “stimulus” power play that seeks to cut Republican conferees out of the House-Senate negotiations to resolve a final version of the Obama “stimulus” package. Staff members from the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) met last night to put together the “stimulus” conference report. They intend to ... Read More

  Last night I had the pleasure of taking my daughter, her friend Erin, as well as having the company of my son and his friends Mike and Ross to see a play. The play we went to see was Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The main reason we went was to see Crazy Andrew's performance as Sebastian. The performance was held at Anne Arundel Community College. It was kind of interesting to go to back to where I once attended school. Everything seemed bigger this visit. The show was ... Read More