The Coin Toss

Little Boy (age 7) found a Mardi Gras coin and began tossing it around the living room. This was a shiny, over-sized coin of made of some kind of plasticky-metallic-I’m-not-sure-what. For some reason, this thing was making the most annoying sound ever when it hit the floor. It was like a clicky-clack-claTTER-CLANGGGG!!!   And then he’d look for

#AlaskaProblems

We don’t have a mailbox in front of our house here in Alaska. No one does, apparently, unless you live in town. The mailboxes are all out on the main road in a cluster, to make it easier for the mailman, I suppose. So I have to pull up to the line of mailboxes in my car to get my mail

The App No One Wants

Okay. Here’s a news story about phone app that you can use to “tip off” local police about criminal activity. Seems to me, just HAVING this app on your phone is going to get you in trouble. Anyone seeing this thing on your phone is going to think you are up to something. Obviously you

Postcards from the break

During Christmas break, Little Boy (he’s in second grade) got a postcard from his teacher. I thought it was adorable. He was so excited to get mail. I was impressed that she took time to send out notes and act like she missed the kids during the break. After the first day back to school,