• Today Seems Important

    Today I woke up and it seemed like an important day for some reason, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it… Were my taxes due?  No…. Was it the first day…

  • Fort Bean

    On Tuesday morning, I was doing some writing and Beaner was playing in the living room.  I heard all kinds of bumping and moving and dragging of toys around and so I kept…

  • Fourth of July on the Seventh

    We celebrated the Fourth of July at my parent’s house with my sister, Ginny, and her hubby, John Michael. John Michael is close to seven feet tall, so I worried that when Bean…

  • Teaching My Son Not to Share

    “Mom!” said Bean.  “I LOVE MY TREAT CUP!” “I’m so glad, Beanie!” “I just love my treat cup so much!” “Good, Beanie!  That’s so great!  You’re such a big boy!” “See?  I just…

  • Clean Bean

    Bath time is still mine and Bean’s favorite part of the day.  He sings all his song with me and does all his tricks…but never on command…

  • Operation BWYP: New Fridge

    When we first moved into our rental house, there were some…undesirable characteristics. It’s small and our things didn’t fit, for one thing.  But the bigger problem was the refrigerator.  It was tiny and…