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  • A little economics lesson

     

  • Fat Bike Fun

    Here’s Bryant’s latest toy. He’s hitched up a sled and tows the kids around the block behind the Fat Bike. I don’t want to know how they handle the hills! I asked and he said, “they do their own braking”. I decided to let it go at that. I guess it’s good that some of…

  • A little winter fun

    Despite the chill, my youngest wanted to hit the sledding hill today.  So, I obliged with a little fun of my own.  I hitched her sled to the back of the fatbike and pulled her to the sledding hill.  Worked shockingly well.  

  • First winter storm

    Lily and I noticed we were the first people to walk through the school field after yesterday’s storm. The snow was so smooth we had to try some snow writing!

  • And so it begins

    First winter commute. And on the fat!

  • Día de Muertos

    Since Bryant and I are raising our kids as Universalists/ Secular Humanists, (if one insists on a label) we embrace a variety of religious traditions, and we use them to teach the kids about the world. One of our favorites is the Mexican/ Central American holiday, the Day of the Dead. It combines traditions of…

  • Costumes

    Hillary had a Halloween birthday party so we didn’t get any photos of her as “a Hogwarts student”. But it was a big year for Lily, who wanted to go all out as a vampire witch. (Has she been watching True Blood?!)

  • Halloween Costume photo tree

    This year I had to find a new branch to use as a photo display. The old one was taking too much storage space. I lucked out since this stick had been scavenged during a walk in the woods last fall and stashed in the kids’ bedroom. I came across it while cleaning their shelves…

  • Finally Fat

    So, I finally bought a fat bike.  I picked up a Framed MN 1.0 with the extra wheelset.  So far, I’ve ridden it around the park and the yard, and had a blast!  Since I’m expecting to do winter commuting on this bike, I also picked-up a Planet Bike Versa-rack   It does fit, at full leg extension, but…

  • Book Club summary 2014

    Here are the books we discussed in 2014. Next year I plan to keep a better record of the Club meetings. At least I wrote down all the titles this year! Let Him Go by Larry Watson The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling) Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach Looking For…