Tony is officially no longer in 8th grade. Here he is in line to get his diploma. Boxing.

And a closeup:

What a ham.

My brother and his wife have come to stay with us for a while. With them they’ve brought their son, six-year-old Gideon. Our lives are suddenly full of magic tricks, rolling around the floors on a chair with rollers, Nintendo and a surge of energy like you wouldn’t believe.
And it’s pretty great.

~My daughter calls me to go to lunch and all I can think is how great it is that I have time to do that with her. How sad it’s going to be when I am too busy. But how great it’s going to be to be earning money. And how lucky I am that [...]

~Gainful Employment
Every day I scour the ads looking for work. It’s my job to find a job, if you will. There aren’t many writing/project management openings in my area and it’s getting frustrating. I’m trying diligently not to let it get to my self-esteem, but there is nothing like spending hours saying, ‘Nope. Not me.’ [...]