…and loving it! It’s Mavis and the Fink, motoring down I-71. Hmmm. I guess I should put the hotel in the GPS, ja? Pictures forthcoming. Looking forward to a fun couple of days, cuz you know, school starts next week. Yippy. FO

So we didn’t bake clams, but we had a real nice time. I felt like Queen for a Day. Last Sunday, my family threw a combined birthday party for the Thriller and me (our birthdays are a month apart). The best part, of course, was having everyone at the house at the same time. Mavis [...]

It was a hot one, lemmetellya fiends. But we had a blast. In spite of the 100-degree heat, we enjoyed the bears (black, brown and polar), lions, lemurs, tiny monkeys, baboons, flamingos, snakes, seals, birds, exotic cats and giraffes. Jake was in charge of the spritz bottle, and we all got multiple mist treatments. I [...]

Probably. But we’re going to the Cleveland zoo anyway today, despite temperatures likely reaching the mid-90s, with lots of lovely humidity pushing the heat index to over 100. Armed with sunscreen, a spray-nozzle bottle of water (for misting purposes — keep those boys cool), a double stroller, two full sippy cups, and plans to not [...]

And innocence, and delightful creativity, and wondering what goes on in a toddler’s mind as he sits in his own world for 90 minutes without going anywhere or acknowledging anyone. Such was the case yesterday, when the boys came to visit Grammie and Grandpa for the night. The Thriller wanted to build them a sandbox, [...]