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As earlier noted, we spent the weekend doing some non-kid things around downtown Cincinnati. Didn’t make the Reds game, who knew they would sell out their first game since opening last night?
Anyway I was pleasantly suprised at how clean and well ordered most of the Fountain Square and Riverfront areas were. I’ve spent […]

Every once in a while I am tempted to place a long and well-reasoned rant about the current situation in Iraq and how the major media and everyone else it seems is just. not. getting it. Then I read something like this and realize someone else already has.

Excerpt:
What if President Franklin Roosevelt, seeing this […]

Papa and DeeDee volunteered to come down and stay with the kidlets while we went somewhere for our anniversary. It will be 14 years on the Wednesday. We decided to just go to downtown Cinti, using the frequent stay points KP has racked up to stay free at the Hilton. We had fun. We especially […]

Yep the latest gizmo is a corporate sponsored cell modem pcmcia card. Setup was extremely easy. unfortunately reception at the house is low but I plan on using the heck out of it next time I go somewhere.

about a homeless family. Here’s the followup to the original story.

I thought my kids were big but this little guy (and his Mama) win the prize!

have been found in Iraq. Unfortunately not in a good way, but by having them shot at our troops. The thugs probably did not know it was a chemical weapon. But the truth remains that they had to get it from somewhere. Saddam declared that he had destroyed all of these […]

Our neighbors had friends over today. They have twin girls who will be 3 this summer. Princess loves playing with kids anytime but little girls her age–it doesn’t get much better than that. I heard her saying “hey girl” when she wanted their attention. I reminded her what their names were. She gave me a […]

As I mentioned below, we had our annual homeschool assessment this week. The assessor said we’re doing a good job and that Chief is progressing really nicely. I thought we were OK but its always nice to hear it from someone else.
Here’s the plan for 5th grade:
Tapestry of Grace Year 3 for literature, history, […]

I left KP with the Wild Things (Princess and Chief) this morning and went to B&N . I got a latte and a book and settled down in a comfy chair. Cheap therapy. I suppose spending the morning at B&N is a wiser decision than running away from home which is what I was considering […]