noted and blogged

Hey, I started a new one.  It's here .

Friends, "Noted and Blogged" has languished long enough with neither frequent updates nor an official closing. Here, then, is its...

As I type, my tween (!) Bean is downstairs hosting her BFFs for a Hunger Games movie "marathon" (there are only two of the films,...

The past couple of weekends, we've had some family over to help Mr. Sandyshoes install insulation in the addition we are (that is, he is...

So I've been writing professionally, a little bit. A very little bit. Nothing Mr. Sandyshoes can quit his day job over. But it's a...

Well, the new school year is fully underway, and all the things that resume in September have resumed. Soccer, band, homework; packing lunch...

Actually not so much. Life continues to be really good, thankfully. The Bean just turned 11. She got a new bicycle, and pre-ordered the ne...