Some happenings are simply uncategorizable.
The boxes arrived on Friday afternoon, but we were too busy packing for a weekend away to give them the attention they deserved. And so we piled the kids and blankets and toothbrushes and dog food (and dog) into the car and left the boxes behind. We relaxed a little,...
Again, I give you Tiny Mama, a book based on an idea that came out of one of Alden's school projects. The project was to do a "cereal box book report," inventing a kind of cereal that in some way related to a given book and using the various panels of the box to do a...
Those of you who have been following this year's NCAA men's college basketball tournament don't need to be told how exciting and improbable it has been. Mighty, second-seeded Michigan State lost in the first round. Seemingly abysmal Syracuse, relieved on Selection...
Today is one of those days that does not go according to plan. A fork presented itself. Two contrasting options. The wider road (by far) was full of gloomy potholes, and etc. Which is why I am so glad the sky was offering an alternative. I'm just grateful that I...
We have told you already, I think, about the great excitement that has erupted in Scotland over Maia Blackie's winning this year's Bobbledy Books "make your own book" contest. We have just received from Maia's grandmother the latest in her string of media mentions,...
As I hinted in my last post, were Duke to win the national championship, the winner of this year's IdiotsHoopla pool would be none other than yours truly. In fact, Duke won, storming back from a sizable second-half deficit to beat the fearsome Badgers of Wisconsin. I...
The second weekend of the tournament has come and gone. Let us scan the results. Not surprisingly, the Kentucky faithful have shot to the top of the leaderboard. As have the Wisconsin fans. If you have not been living under a rock these past few days, you will already...
Every time we send out a book to our Bobbledy club members, we also send a letter full of newsy bits. And we also send a drawing sheet—some sort of activity involving drawing implements and creativity. A recent sheet featured cutouts of Robbi's and my heads and the...
The first weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament is behind us, leaving many brackets busted and many hearts broken. Let's take a look at the Idiots'Hoopla standings, shall we? Congratulations to Stoneaveballer 2, who leads the way with 470 points. Although...
