Rick and I are good singers. Seriously, we really are. We’ve got decent voices, good ears for harmony, quick wit and impressive dance moves to boot. Put all this together and what’s it spell? Melodious sanity in times of chaos.
Sometimes it’s all Rick and I can do to keep our heads above water–sing. Our talent [...]

We could have had a tragic accident this morning. I was very lucky, indeed.
Gus has really gotten into Star Wars over the past year and has built quite a collection of all-things Star Wars (I mistakenly said Star Trek this morning and was swiftly corrected). He has action figures of characters I’m not at all [...]

There’s a fair amount of guilt associated with having a second child.
The first child has no competition for attention. As The First Child he is the wondrous miracle of your lives, the amazing blessing you cannot believe has been bestowed upon you. I remember staring in shock at Gus during the first few weeks of [...]

It’s hard to believe that my baby’s a year old today. I’m looking forward to enjoying the day with my family and I’m so happy that my mom and dad were able to fly down to be here.

A wonderful chapter in Guster’s young life came to an end today when his Primary 3 class was dismissed for summer. He’s been a student at Montessori for the last four years but will be attending public kindergarten this fall, a decision which falls heavy on our hearts but is also lighter on our wallets.
As [...]

It could only have happened to me.
Ike’s a big boy just like his brother was at his age. He’ll be a year old on May 29 but is wearing 24-month clothes, size 4 diapers (size 5 in the nighttime variety) and weighs about 24-25 pounds. He’s stout and stocky. My dad calls him a little [...]

Although we live in the city and don’t have a barn, we have a horse living in our carport. Horse, of course, is stretching the definition.
Rick’s dad, God love him, found the thing at a garage sale “at an incredible price” a few years ago (you don’t say) and lugged him from Great Falls to [...]

I know I got married in October 2001. I’m sure of it.
The guy’s name is Rick Jones? Tall, skinny, dark hair, devastatingly handsome? Ring any bells? Surely there were witnesses.
I know he’s around here somewhere. Really.
I lost track of him for several years after Gus was born in March 2005. He seemed to disappear amongst [...]

Testing Ike and Guster’s new blog….testing, testing, 1 2 3 testing…