Yes I Can

We had to send Mama Syd back to sunny CA, Papa Chris, fat Louie and her third graders this weekend.  It was tough.  The despair was palpable at the airport and I tried valiantly to cover my own growing depression for the sake of the kiddos.  I’m not sure how...

In Due Season

Here in the frozen north, anything over 50 degrees feels downright balmy.  Mama Syd was amazed (and a little shocked) when she saw barefooted children washing cars last Saturday as there was still snow on the ground. But it was 55 and rising!  The sun was out!  There...