Cookie training is tomorrow and the sale starts next week so prepare to be vented upon. “Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?”

How did we manage to destroy this house so much when the whole weekend was spent searching for new coats and shoes for everyone? Q – Why did we get new coats when it’s in the 60s this week? A – Because they were 75% off and it will be in the 30s this weekend. Mostly because they were less than 20 dollars each.

Several family members got new computers this past week and they have generously given their not-very-old ones to Sarah and Tommy. I expect LOTS of begging while they wait for Doug to drop the cable into their bedrooms. Tommy, aka “He-who-doesn’t-like-to-do-anything-helpful” has already offered to do anything he can to help speed up the computer installations.