Living, Loving, Learning

Well, we are back from an absolutely rockin' vacation and all that is left is a monstrous pile of laundry, a car filled with beef jerky stench and snack crumbs and a couple hundred photos to sort through. Many posts coming with pictures of our trip. Fall is here and with it many changes. New landscape, new teachers, new schedules, new wardrobe, new t.v. lineup and ...drum roll please....new potty habits. That's right friends, we are potty training!!! Our newest parental challenge throws down the gauntlet: Bruce and I decided that when we got home, we would "get serious" about potty training. How one is supposed to be serious about such a collection of hysterical mishaps, I may never know, but we are giving it our best shot. We are employing a collection of potting training aides: Pull-ups, kids potty books ( Henry is a celebrity around here. We spend hours discussing Henry, Henry's booty, Henry's relationship with Teddy, Henry's reaction to an "Ooops

This summer has been so crazy busy, I have let the blog slip. But here you go, by popular demand...more Griff pics. So, a couple of weekends ago we went to the Michigan State Fair. Bruce and I had been there on a date before we were married (yeah, we're dorks like that!) , but had not taken Griffin yet. The thing is, the fairgrounds are on 8 mile and Woodward in Detroit...not exactly farm country. That is what is extra cool about it --- it gives many urban families an opportunity to get down and stinky with all kinds of farm animals, that they otherwise may never see. And, rumor has it that it was the countries first State Fair. Although we missed the opportunity for unlimited chocolate milk for 25 cents, we still managed to have a really great time. We were joined for the day by Griff's best bud Jake, and his family, Chris, Chanley and Casey Webber . We started out at the "Miracle of Life" tent. This is a huge space that has small pens surrounded by bleachers. In th

Olbermann blasts Rummy Thank you brother. Keep on saying it!!!!