On Saturday, it was once again time for that annual Cub Scout tradition – the Pinewood Derby. For you non-Scouting folks or for those of you who were scarred in your youth by this process and have chosen to forget the entire ordeal, here’s the refresher. Approximately a month in advance of the Derby, each […]

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Alex and I have been busy reading through the Harry Potter series. It’s my second time through the books and his first. And I have to admit that sharing it with him has made them even better. Hard to believe, I know, but oh so true. We just finished my personal favorite – Goblet of […]

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Ken knows when I’ve reached my limit of sanity and need an hour or two away from the kids. The other night, I decided to use my much needed Quiet Time and escape to a bookstore. I was hoping that all three kids would stay with Ken. The girls, of course, wanted nothing more than […]

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Alex and I started a journey almost exactly a year ago at the Nevada Caucus. Alex got a rare opportunity to be part of the process thanks to our wonderful precinct leader, Billy. Alex got to ring the bell to gather everyone to vote. As a poli. sci. student, I loved the opportunity to participate […]

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A package arrived in the mail a few days ago. A package that had some special items for our Just Turned Six Year Old. Uncle Dave and Auntie Angie sent her a birthday gift that only an auntie could pick out (sorry Dave, I know the Male Riggsby Gene well by now and I know […]

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Alex is fourth from the Right. Ken had arranged for Alex’s Cub Scout Den to go and be the Color Guard for the Big Horns, Reno’s NBA-D league team. Watching nine Fourth Grade boys get excited to be on the same floor as actual basketball players is certainly a sight to behold. One of the […]

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I want to take a minute and share a New Year’s Wish from one of my favorite authors, Mr. Neil Gaiman – I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you […]

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