Well, another week, another blog!
The big news this week, of course, has been what's been going on in Madison.
Laurie keeps her own blog and has written a first-hand account of the experience. You can see it by going to the "Laurie's Zoo" link on the top of this page. In case you don't make it to her blog, I've included some of her photos here.
The kids had a snow day yesterday. A winter storm dumped another foot or so of snow on us (sigh). Rather discouraging, since last week was warm and melty and we were starting to see patches of beautiful brown mud.
But it's only February, and this is Wisconsin, so what can be expected?
This weekend we went to Rhinelander for an early celebration of my dad's birthday. We couldn't fit 81 candles on the cake, but Emma did her best (I think the final count was 28 candles).
Mom and Dad's driveway was paved in ICE. Even with 4-wheel drive we had to take the sissy way up the driveway, going around the loop, in order to make it up. Luckily Mom and Dad have metal cleats they can slip over their shoes for walks to the mailbox and garage. Yikes-!
This weekend we went to Rhinelander for an early celebration of my dad's birthday. We couldn't fit 81 candles on the cake, but Emma did her best (I think the final count was 28 candles).
Mom and Dad's driveway was paved in ICE. Even with 4-wheel drive we had to take the sissy way up the driveway, going around the loop, in order to make it up. Luckily Mom and Dad have metal cleats they can slip over their shoes for walks to the mailbox and garage. Yikes-!
Leila enjoyed playing with Grandpa's wooden logging truck. It has a tiny load of removable logs that can be stacked and unstacked... perfect for keeping a soon-to-be 3 year-old busy.
Mom showed Emma how to cross-stitch and got her started on a kit project.
We didn't see Jack this week, but thanks to Facebook and Lindsay I found a new picture of him to post.
He's three weeks old now. Here he is tucked into a corner of the couch, fast asleep. Remember when life was that simple?
He's three weeks old now. Here he is tucked into a corner of the couch, fast asleep. Remember when life was that simple?
The big news this week, of course, has been what's been going on in Madison.My sister Laurie, her brother-in-law Greg, and my brother John are all teachers in the Madison area (John teaches at the UW). The three of them were active participants in last week's protests at the capitol.
Laurie keeps her own blog and has written a first-hand account of the experience. You can see it by going to the "Laurie's Zoo" link on the top of this page. In case you don't make it to her blog, I've included some of her photos here.She, along with thousands of others, is frustrated, worried, and angered by Governor Walker's plan to eliminate collective bargaining rights for state employees in Wisconsin. Her and her husband lost their business recently, so feel like they're getting a "double whammy" of the suffering experienced by private and public
sector employees in this economy. They live in an expensive part of the state, so are truly worried whether they will be able to afford to keep living in their home if their pay decreases and their expenses go up.
sector employees in this economy. They live in an expensive part of the state, so are truly worried whether they will be able to afford to keep living in their home if their pay decreases and their expenses go up. So I'm worried about her! And worried about this trend in our state... what it means for the future and what it means for the rest of the country.
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