the kartography

Family

Familial Festivities and Friendly Favors

Also, Fischer gets fleeced; a forethought faux pas; and a finale of feline felicity.

Family

Paradise Paradigm and the Dawn of the Dad

A road trip and some Father's Day pregaming...

Family

Two Too-Weak Weeks of June Jejunosity

Go ahead and try saying that three times fast.

Family

Mutatis Mutandis, et Memoriale Memoranda

Athennia renames herself and we finish out May with a number of mini adventures.

Family

We Do!

Athennia and Kevin are NO LONGER dating. Effective immediately!

Family

Triple Mother's Day

Three moms celebrate Mother's Day together. Then the Sugar Plum Fairy visits.

Family

A Matinee and a Hit-and-Runt

We squeeze in a few impromptu adventures around Riley taking the PSSAs.

Family

A Pretty Penny

Kevin and Penny celebrate their anniversary. Not much else happens, but we discuss it anyway.

Family

Un Aniversario y una Semana Lenta

We celebrate a year of being engaged, then enjoy a relatively slow rest of the week.

Family

Easter Said Than Done

Some out of shape "parkouring" and an Easter egg hunt.

Garden

In-A-Gadda-Da-Winter

What is the link between the acronyms EGBDF, NPK, and GFCI? And why is this outlet so sad?

Family

Where Angels Fear to Tread

It's the beginning of April. And fools rushed in, as expected.

Family

Through a Hollow, Darkly

We go outside for the first time in months and see what's new at Dark Hollow!

Family

Counterbalance, Countermarch

A tug-of-war with the universe as we continue to try to keep things calm and stable...

Family

The Ides of March

The month from hell continues to March forward. As do we!

Family

In Like a Lion...

March starts off a bit turbulent. But then, March typically does; doesn't it?

Family

A Pot Luck Week (with Extra Rice)

Riley goes green. Things get hairy at Friendly's. Extra rice happens.

Family

Dublin or Nothin' and Evening Rush Hour

A few meals, a short road trip, and some Rush Hour.

Family

An Inconceivable Valentine's Day Weekend

Our Valentine's Day weekend is absolutely, totally, and in all other ways inconceivable.

Family

Cupid Is as Cupid Does

Kevin gives me and Riley an early Valentine's Day!

Family

All Is Fair in Love and War

A peaceful week devolves into conflict.

Family

.38 Special

My 38th birthday goes out not with a whimper, but with a bang. (Allegedly.)

Family

Family, Feud... and a Standoffish Mexican?

We have a family. We have a feud. And who is this Mexican kid?

Family

Marco Polo, Michael Glassbender, and Linus Torvalds...

Absolutely zero merchant-explorers, actors, or fathers of the Linux kernel were sighted in this post.

Family

Busy as a Bee!

Visiting with family and with friends, and renovating the hive a bit

Family

It Takes a Child to Raze a Village

Chaos ensues as Riley becomes a teenager. Coincidence?

Family

A Few Last Hurrahs

Some quality family time. The molerat shows her true colors!

Family

Our First (and a Half) Christmas!

Our first Christmas as a family :)

Family

Christmas Eve... Eve

An early Christmas at Kevin's parents' house.

Family

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... Home (and Christmas)

We juggle decorating for Christmas with settling in and getting our apartment situated... to surprisingly decent results.

News

Bust a Move!

Oh my god; what happened to the van?!

Family

A Giving of Thanks

Thanksgiving Day with Kevin's family :)

Family

Hurry Up and Wait...

A quasi-anniversary and a slow-motion move. Also, we find Nemo.

Family

Liv's 2nd Birthday Party!

Rainbows and unicorns, matte pepperoni, and battles with the state thumb-war champ!

Family

0Mbps and Turkey Day Pre-Gaming

Divide by 8 to convert Mbps to MBps. Then give thanks and eat turkey.

Family

Journeys in the Shadowlands

Come to the shadowlands: They have ice cream, tacos, pizza, and pennyloafers!

Family

Happy Hallow—Wait; Why Is it Raining?

A great first Halloween together, rain be damned

Friends

Let's Party, Then Let's Idle

Hangin' out with Guy Fieri, Super Mario, and a couple of lumberjacks

Family

Funnel Cake and Dodgeball

Also doughnuts, family friends, and a birthday prank :)

Family

Dark Hollow?! AGAIN???

A new part of the elusive Dark Hollow Park... along with some huge news!

Family

Nature with a Bit of Nurturing

A lot of nature and a little of our new niece :)