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Lately the daily goings on of Manor life have been more than hectic, so much so that the details from the days have completely slipped my mind and left me with nothing to post late at night. At least that’s … Continue reading →

For the past few months I have been tossing about the idea of shutting down Caloden and getting on with better things to do with my time. Because really, a blog? The kind where I reveal what a hot mess … Continue reading →

Today marks the fifth edition of Heart Day. As ever this is one of my most favorite of days, the day when a surgical team spliced together Devon’s dysfunctional aorta so that he would suffer neither an anuerism above the … Continue reading →

Last week Loren and his friend Aiden sat in his room until the wee hours of the morning editing this bit of ski porn. I heard the bits of the song over and over until I memorized each and every … Continue reading →

Today we got together with Devon’s Godmother and his two Godfathers to celebrate Heart Day. The real day isn’t actually until Wednesday but this morning was an opportune time to get together and laugh and eat Texas sheet cake for … Continue reading →

For the past couple of years I have been whining, none too subtly, about the trials and tribulations of being a mother to a boy teenager. It’s mostly been senseless blubbering about his lack of good decision making, how me … Continue reading →

Tonight I spent a rare quiet with Loren while he was sitting in his computer chair, an old overstuffed thing left over from the early years of my parents’ marriage that Lo has a strange attachment to, and I was … Continue reading →

One of my favorite aspects of Devon is his love of The Costume. I use capital letters because since he was about two his attraction to something other than everyday wear has been a devoted one. I first became aware … Continue reading →

Last fall I signed Devon up for U6 Soccer, it was not successful in terms of athletic development. In fact, he and I were both so lax in our team ethics that he attended only half or so of the … Continue reading →

I can’t take full responsibility for it, I have a ‘tween child who is smack in the middle of being mauled by the Disney media machine. But, shhhh, I kinda like the new Miley song. Yes, I have reached a … Continue reading →