Brynja had her eighth birthday yesterday, if you can believe it. I hardly can myself. We started the day with presents and finished up with birthday cake, just as it should be. (The cake was not my best effort, I admit, but at least she didn’t catch her hair on fire blowing out the candles.)… Read More Another year gone by

Brynja has been playing quite a bit lately, both at school and at their respective homes, with a friend named Alvin. The two of them went to pre-school together and have been in the same class at “real” school for the past two years, so they’ve gotten to know each other pretty well. Recently, after… Read More I swear, this just about made my heart explode