Why am I a Member? Just because! I love aprons, wear them all the time, and fob them off on unsuspecting friends and family members.

Then there’s the whole thing with the super cool widget with polka dots.

Yeah! It’s Saturday morning! Of course, this no longer means snuggling under the covers and snatching an extra hour of sleep – it means “JUMP OUT OF BED AND GET DRESSED BECAUSE IT’S TIME TO HEAD OUT TO KIDSPORTS/ACTIVITIES!!!”

I really don’t mind. I love watching Son#1 play basketball, and Son#2 do these amazing flips and tumbling things. I also adore listening to TeenDaughter#1 sing her opera pieces and I’m positively awed by TeenDaughter#2’s ability to create beautiful things from thin air. I do miss the sleep-in, though.

The rest of Saturday is spent procuring food for the tribe, tackling Mt. Washmore (laundry), tidying the abode and working on whatever school project for whichever kid is due next week.

Enjoy YOUR weekend!

About this Sweet Face? Admittedly, the picture is a bit fuzzy, but you surely understand how difficult it is to take a picture of a 110 pound dog who is trying to sniff the cameral lens at the same moment you are aiming it at his face!

This is my furbaby, Maxwell. He’s a foundling – somebody dumped him in our neck of the woods when he was a baby, and I took him in. He’s some sort of lab mix, mostly lab, maybe some horse thrown in for sheer size and bulk. He’s ferocious looking, but sweet as a lamb and fiercely loyal. That’s why I love him so much.