Earned Run

There are “fun runs,” and there are fun runs. Today’s would qualify as the latter. It was a family 5K that “required” its participants to consume a Krispy Kreme doughnut after completing each of the three total laps. The post-race pride was fueled by a sense of accomplishment and approximately 60 grams of original glazed carbohydrates.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

When I was in fifth grade, the end of the school year meant that we’d get to watch a bunch of movies and have extended recesses; Olivia’s class, on the other hand, enacted select scenes from Macbeth.

Action into Spring

Meat and Greet

It looks like our once-herbivorous child is no longer so. Here he is constructing and consuming a multi-meat stick.

Buddy System

We’d been without a pet—a dog, more specifically—for four years. Last year, when we moved into our house—one that came with a fenced-in backyard and doghouse—we recognized the possibility that we’d one day be dog owners again. Well, that one day is today.

We warmly welcome Buddy, an 11-year-old Jack Russell Terrier and Hurricane Katrina survivor. He’s what’s considered a foster fail, meaning that we’d originally signed up to serve as his foster family but instead adopted him ourselves when we couldn’t resist his boundless charm and cuteness.