The BoneBlog

That's how much Laurel and I raised in three hours for children's charities on Old Newsboys Day.

We could've raise more if JESS HADN'T BAILED ON US!  Pfffft!

(kidding, Jess!)

I have been so busy lately. We've all been so busy. So busy, in fact, that we have run completely out of eggs (a staple for Laurel's breakfast), Apple Jacks (a staple for Ethan's) and dishwasher detergent (a staple for all of us, because we hate washing dishes by hand). We've been so...

Generosity. →

Having cut our KC trip short, and considering Ethan seemed to have recovered nicely, we decided to spend the Monday we had already taken off work taking Laurel to see Body Worlds 3 at the Science Center. We had debated for a bit if Laurel would be freaked out and have nightmares after seeing human bodies...

Dead bodies, sushi and brake pads. →

So the wife and I decided to head off to Kansas City for a long weekend for a little R&R (well deserved if I do say so myself). We made plans for this trip perhaps a month or so in advance, made hotel reservations, researched things to do, etc. We had planned to leave Friday, Nov 9th and return Monday...

Kansas City, at least I think we were there... →

I have tried to write this post no fewer than three times. Each time, something went wrong. I called my IT professional and we think he's got it back and crackin' again. So, let's try this one more time. Halloween week began with the carving of the pumpkins. Ethan, like his sister before...

Halloween, BoneBlog Style. →

My god, it's been a busy week. Greg is a big ol' softie. It's one reason I love him. He doesn't make Ethan do things Ethan doesn't want to do, and Ethan knows it. I, on the other hand, am an old battleaxe and don't put up with that kind of malarkey. After he was spoiled rotten...

I'm back. →

Greg:  "So, Laurel, anything interesting happen in school today?"

Laurel:  "Not remotely."

Greg:  "Not remotely?  Do you know what that means?"

Me:  "Clearly she does.  That was a perfect use of the word."