So before we hit the road for Chicago, I stopped in Tom and Wendy’s house. The girls had taken Easter into their own hands, with beautiful results. Really, check out Wendy’s photos.  

One of those days when the weather was so nice I decided to get some outside time, do chores done during the day, and use the evening to work. This meant I’d stay in on a Friday night, but it was well worth the trade-off.

Oh how I’m ready to retire the holiday themed photos, but alas, the remnants lived on. I did finally get the tree down and ornaments packed away. Got rid of the original ornament boxes I’ve been keeping in favor of a single wine case box with some tissue paper in between each ornament. It halved [...]

There was Pictionary. And even more Pictionary. I’d just like to take this opportunity to whine that I never got to draw. Gabe cuts into roast beef while the winter vegetables hang out in the background. We played an old game of Charades from 1968. It had gems like: “A man says what he knows, a [...]

Tom’s been wanting drums for 10 years or so. In fact, the studio was supposed to house such musical instruments originally, but the press took over. But this year he’s been taking lessons and it was time to make them materialize. So for Christmas he got this sweet vintage Ludwig set with a natural finish. [...]

What’s becoming a tradition: A trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center on Christmas Eve day