These are yellow spotted salamanders and they live in the window well right by the door we use to go in and out of the house. They have always been there. When our kids were little there were always a few. Once 2 went to 3rd grade with Heather. They … more

This is Gretchen. The middle child. She participated in her first Iron Man (Woman) last weekend in Lake Placid, NY. Lake Placid is beautiful! The event, a whole other story. Beautiful, painful, crying, laughing. Wow. Starting at 6:15am with a 2.4 mile swim around Mirror Lake. Maisie and I slept … more

An x-ray of my new hardware. The new hip is great and I know at a point in the near future it won’t hurt. But this is a process and I am 1 month in. Another month or 2 and I should be good to go. The next picture … more

Below is the schedule for the next few weeks. Please note changes 9-10:15am. And, no class Saturday the 21st, or Monday morning the 23rd at 9am. YES class Monday, the 23rd, at 5:30pm. Gretchen is participating in an Iron Man competition in Lake Placid. Ian and I are going to … more