Melanie Brown

The team strategy: If you can get on base, you can steal your way home!

Barger's progression on the bases just now was straight out of my son's Little League playbook!

I'm over cooking a main and a side. Separate dishes are for dorks. Give me a giant bowl and a giant spoon. We can use forks again in the spring!

I feel this. In our house, we aim for the "hearty bowl." Everything is cut into bite size pieces. All you need is a spoon.

These are incredible! Thank you for sharing them!

Or a Banana Ball Showdown

Ah yes. Thanks for the clarification!

Momb's birthday on August 30. (I had to look it up myself)

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

Looks like you have a cat now! Congrats! It's nice to know the CDS works world-wide!

A walk-off hit-by-pitch! What a wild way to clinch, Guardians!

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

("The only water in the forest is the river")

Update: They just learned who River Song actually is. It took a few minutes to pick my 9yo's jaw off the floor.

My kids have gotten into Doctor Who (Matt Smith, in particular). I had forgotten just how fun the Amy and Rory years were!

Just a reminder that Elton John's "Funeral For a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding" still totally slaps

148 down, 103 to go!

We spent this 8/02 continuing our exploration of the 802 by visiting 7 more towns in our #VT251 quest. Don't sleep on Orleans County, friends. Lake Willoughby is absolutely worth the trip!

Crochet/knit squares that are awaiting assembly into a blanket?

Pro tip: I live in Vermont, and the best time to wage war on the thorny bastards is in the spring, just after the ground has thawed. The softer ground makes it easier to rip up the runners. I then dry the carcasses on the driveway so make sure they don't re-root

I feel this. I made the mistake of referring to them as "thorny bastards" the other day in front of my kids, and now that's their new favorite insult.

Sometimes in life, you must best your 8yo in Just Dance to remind him that "Mom can win video games, too."

Dear reader, today was such a day.

And I am now expecting to be swiftly defeated when next we play Tanks.

ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.

My 4yo with long hair shares these sentiments.

A real parenting win: The 8yo is obsessed with #NuWho and the 4yo is walking around talking like a Dalek.

(We started with Matt Smith's run)

Congratulations to her! And congratulations to you!

Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.

What musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration After an executive order ending DEI initiatives, the U.S. Marine Band canceled a concert featuring young musicians of color. Veterans stepped in to mentor the aspiring musicians.

Well done, 60 Minutes.

F MAGA to the ends of the Earth.

www.cbsnews.com/news/concert...

He really does!

Dear Northern New England,

We're sorry/ not sorry for the inevitable March snowstorm that we have henceforth summoned by putting away the snowblower and washing the kids' snow gear.

Love,

Melanie