My kid is terrified of the Easter Bunny. I don’t blame him. It’s weird that we think it’s cute to subject our children to grown people dressed up in costume, pretending to be a fictional character. The kids know that bunnies don’t really walk upright and talk to us and they are freaked out that […]

It’s snowing in Southern AZ! I know many people out there have to scrape and shovel every day but we don’t expect to have to scrape our windshields on St. Patrick’s day 20 miles from the Mexican border! The snow on the mountains is gorgeous, though and I do enjoy that.
My mother-in-law (Grandma Suzie, Aaron’s mom) […]

We went to the Arizona Renaissance Faire over the weekend and realized something totally not fair - we’ve grown up! We both used to be enamored of all the “cool” jewelry and stuff you could get at the Faire. But it’s just not our style anymore.
The clothing and weaponry are still gorgeous but even if […]

Megan and I have decided to combine the two blogs we (ok, mostly I) were running. But I found that I was writing about very personal stuff here, and that was the stuff people read and commented on. Besides, my wife really likes the decor on this blog. Serene and not Herd’s logo has become […]

Our little Shelly is gone. She was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer and, even though the vet removed most of the tumor, it came back with a week, and was making it very difficult for her to breathe.
We put her to sleep and she is now at peace. Grandad “O” dug her […]