I turned to Evie {seriously}, "If those monkeys get in here, you are going to throw your ice cream and run like hell.  Got it?"  Evie, with large eyes {equally seriously}, "Yes mommy.  Got it.  If those monkeys come in...

"I get how people get stuck in a place," Scott said to me.  I laughed. Me too - I get it. Most people don't consider having roots in a place 'stuck'. Having ties and feeling safe are generally considered good...

By all standards, we are currently living a totally 100% normal life.  Relatively speaking, this is fairly unusual for us.  We are all enjoying a proper summer in Maine. [embed]https://flic.kr/p/VgHYWE[/embed] The indoctrination process starts young in Maine.  "Lobsters are interesting....