I got up at 3:30 am and got on the road in Chuck’s 2004 Chevy Pickup about 4 am. It was going to be a long, long day. The reason for this sudden roadtrip: Charley, our new border collie. A beautiful, 16-month old puppy that had been Chuck and Cathy’s. (Their 3 other dogs were […]

Last night it was my turn to take Sennet up to bed and read stories. He usually likes to “read” the stories first and then lets you read them. Last night he had The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes by Beatrix Potter, and he was reading it before my turn. He turns the pages and says […]

Stacie bought Sennet a new hoodie the other day, and he’s been wearing it almost non-stop (even to bed one night). It’s a dark, forest-green pullover with front pockets. He loves it. Last night we were upstairs getting ready for bed and he was wearing it while brushing his teeth. He began explaining it to […]

The other night we were all in Sennet’s room playing and he began stacking pillows on the bed and footstool so he could stand on them to shoot hoops. Stacie said, “Um, this probably won’t end well.” Sennet stopped what he was doing – mid-stacking – and thought about it for a moment. Then said, […]

most nights Sennet wants to do the reading himself.