Emmett is bursting with questions this year. He is getting older, wiser and more interested. He knows Uncle Greg through stories and photos and he also had a recent and jarring introduction to the reality of loss when Gram Gram died a month ago today. He knows more, understands more, he misses someone who was a cherished friend and playmate to him.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009. For my dear friend Liz. And her husband Seth as they welcomed their daughter Anna Justine into the world. Just as an aside, I absolutely cannot believe that Ewan, Noel, and Mairin are 2 years old. I seriously have no memory of most of the past 2 years which is probably for the best or I would have been institutionalized. Is a compete goof and .

The Life and Times of Our Monkey Family. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Summer vacation is wrapping up here. The kids start school August 25th. The kids are excited for the year to be up and running! It was a super fun and relaxing 4 days for me. We even were able to sit togethe.

It took at least two hours. The pile of grass I got out of it is bigger than Henry.

Life has been immensely crazy in the last few weeks.