They spent a lot of time banging each other with foam coated swords in the front yard, and then Cousin Miranda swept in to join the fray.

Every year I make a fancy rice pudding dish at Thanksgiving. An almond is tossed in, and whoever gets it in their dish wins a special prize. Sometimes the prize is something really great. Sometimes it is something really silly. Dr. Peds had been saving this year’s prize in his…