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Today is a big day, here at Casa Bear. Just about everyone is starting something new: My oldest is starting a summer day camp that has LOTS of activities.  His brother is starting with a brand new babysitter – plenty of activities but a very small group of kids so a good ratio of adult […]

My day, so far

Up, cleaned, dressed, fed at 7:00 8:15: dropping off a child at soccer coach’s house so he can get ride to his game 8:50 dropping off child at babysitter 9:00 – attending a retreat for child celebrating communion sacrament 12:05 – picking up child at babysitter 12:10 – picking up child from coach 12:15 – […]

Tunnel, meet light

I was just updating some reminders, and it occurs to me that I only have to pay the babysitter 68 more times before my youngest starts kindergarten. At $200 per time. “hey, I could get a nice set of power tools for that much” (anybody remember the movie?)