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Tristan, Kassi and Toly have started school. Home-school funded under a charter school. Tristan has started foil fencing classes. Fencing is...

tristan is such a great boy. he is responsible beyond his years but still very much a fun loving boy. gifts were a little shy this year si...

Here he is holding the flower he is named after Romneya He is three, amazing and magical. Happy third birthday Romneya Martin Grey O'...

Hi, this is Tabitha, Karl's wife, updating. Karl had open heart surgery yesterday morning and it was a success. The surgeon was able t...

Karl is in the hospital again, and right now the timeline has his open heart surgery scheduled for Friday. Please keep us in your thoughts a...

Everyone has staph growing on their skin. Our bodies repel the stuff and normally we just happily fight infection and continue. I was expose...

Karl will probably be coming home today! Having him home be such a relief. He will be at home with us for 3-4 weeks if all goes well. We...

Some of you may already know from reading my blog or following along on Facebook: Karl O'Melay is hospitalized with a septic blood inf...

She only has one of her pieces up there. The flower vase on the left. She is so proud..

It is funny how it seems like we have been here forever now. Missouri seems almost like a dream. It was a pleasant dream. Toly still talks f...

If forecasters are correct, gas prices are threatening to reach previously unimaginable highs. I have been getting my old bicycle ready to c...

The * CMF was the catalyst that changed our life a few months ago. Now I have to say thanks. We are happy here. The kids love this place. A...

This beach is biking distance from our house. The kids love it. Such a different world from Missouri Moats and sand castles Just a f...

Point Reyes is a magical bit of the California coast. I took Tabitha there for our first afternoon together. I was stopping in at Petes fo...