McKenna had a birthday party today for a classmate at her nursery school, and the party was at a roller rink. After overcoming our surprise that a roller rink still existed in suburban America in 2014, we discovered that it was only about a mile from our house. I think I would have been less…

Last weekend, while Laura was in Michigan for her cousin Rebecca’s wedding, I had to take McKenna to the doctor. Deciding whether to actually take McKenna to the pediatrician can be a bit of a challenge, partly because she’s four and treats any pain as critically urgent and partly because she may be a bit…