Mouse makes lemon meringue pie!

Mouse made lemon meringue pie the other day...from scratch. Made the crust, zested the lemon peel, separated the eggs by herself, unsupervised. Impressive!

How We Spent Our Too-Cold-for-School Day

New Year's at Wilderness Territory in the Wisconsin Dells: A Slightly Rose-Colored Account

Thanks to Starling's parents, we got to spend January 1 - 3 at the Wilderness Territory Resort in the Wisconsin Dells, along with about five thousand other people. (I am not sure that is too much of an exaggeration.) Aside from some differences with management over the meaning of the word "guarantee" (as in, "We guarantee your room will be ready by 4 p.m.) and the non-wheelchair-friendly setting, we had a lot of fun. Here are the highlights:

There aren't that many pictures of Music Man swimming because usually
I was with him, holding on to him or helping him.