Filed under Kids, Santa Barbara on February 14th, 2009 No Comments »

It was raining really hard yesterday, and when the clouds parted we could see some snow up on the mountains by our house. Taking a chance that it wouldn’t melt quickly, we packed the kids in the car and headed up to Figueroa mountain. There was plenty at the top. We found a nice, level spot where there was lots of untouched snow. Many snowballs were thrown, and the kids made a snowman they named Mr. Angry Eyes.
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Filed under Family on December 24th, 2008 No Comments »

Wishing you love and joy, from our family to yours.
Filed under Family on November 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I hope you have the same good fortune I’ve had.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Filed under Kids, Stories on October 24th, 2008 No Comments »

My little girl wrote her very first short fiction today at pre-school. It’s better than most stories I wrote in college.
A Train One
by E., age 3
Well once upon a time this train brought mail to everyone. And then when he was done doing that he went home. And then when he went home he played with his friends. He played with his friends some more and more. And then when he was done doing that he took a nap.
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