Friends, I have done the calculations.   For at least  the next 14 years I will have a child labor force capable and employed to mow the lawn.  Hooray! YaYa was not excited to learn to mow.  In fact, drama was involved, but in the end I think she discovered…

The first Sunday after arriving back from North Dakota we were unable to make it to the beach.  The next day was a warm, calm and relaxing day, perfect for beach going.  We decided to do Sunday night at the beach on Monday.  We even loaded up my kayak.  As…