And we're back

Sort of... We'll see how long it lasts. Hopefully, long enough to get my mother hooked onto the internet.

In a likely vain, but no less valiant, attempt to keep this blog up and running, I'm going for short posts, with some recent developments and interesting tidbits. The effort of on-going diatribes has obviously proven to be well beyond my capacity. Consider it my version of tweeting.

So, in the spirit of trying something new, here goes....

A few cute kid stories from the last couple weeks:

Overheard at Ren's first hip hop class. The kids were asked to name an animal they wanted to dance like. One kid picked unicorn, one picked dragon. Ren picked cow... moooo.

Dancing up a storm one night it full princess regalia, Kiyomi announced - "Look, I'm fashionating!"

Ren has now successfully participated in 2, count'em ... 2 ... non-parental involved classes - gymnastics and hip hop. Yup, he's getting bigger or as he would say "Ren, biggar, biggar, biggar..."

Kiyomi has started planning her birthday party. Yes, her birthday isn't until July, but it's been critical that she start planning this week for some unknown reason. The guest list changes hourly, but rest assured, you - whoever you are - are likely on it.

Ahh, less than 10 minutes to write and post...