He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.

Not a terribly long update, this time. I have school, and not a lot is really happening around home.

I think I don't like having a baby brother. He's loud, frequently stinky and he gets all the attention around here.

If Dad isn't in with Mason.

Shannon probably is.


[sigh] My mom never spent as much time with me, I'm sure of it. My first memories are of Dad. I remember Dad always being there and close. Mom? No, definitely not.

Dad went over to the park to practice music. He was hoping to earn some tips.

Uncle Hans was there too, so they played together for quite some time. The two of them play well together, though Uncle Hans has the edge in technique.

Dad and Uncle Hans got the people in the park up and dancing.

I never notice the cool benches in the park that use anchors as legs.

Also Dad has acquired a paparazzi of his own. His sculpture and music got him in the local paper and now this dude is following Dad all over the place. Barnacle Bay is pretty quiet, the poor guy doesn't have much to do most of the time.

Dad and Uncle Hans did just fine with tips. 

After a while, Dad moved over to the local pub to try his hand at moonlighting as a bartender.

Patty Abe makes for an interesting customer. She can argue with herself and lose. Not many other people lose arguments with themselves like that. Dad said she was two for the price of one.

Shannon is enjoying her maternity leave. It won't last much longer.

She's been missing the kitchens at the cafe. Cooking more dishes for a bigger variety of people is what she loves.

She's been put in plenty of practice cooking here and our dinners have never been better.

Dad's second customer was Thomas Leman. He was pretty pleased, Thomas is his best friend. Dad says having the support of your friends is always an important thing.

I'm getting to know one of the girls in my class, Coral Goldbeard.

It's not easy balancing school and any sort of social life.

I've also heard that Clayton's been making eyes at another girl in our class. Should I cry or cut him to ribbons?

Probably cry.

Dad thanked Thomas for trying to make his first go at moonlighting a success.

It wasn't much of a success though. Dad said he earned less then 10 dollars. He's decided to wait until he is much more practiced at making drinks.

Dad and Shannon bought a birthday cake for Mason.

It was just us the birthday, Dad thinks parties for babies would be pretty lame. And I had school the next day.

Maybe baby brothers aren't so bad. Mason is a cute little fellow. He seems to like being cuddled.

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Bonus pics

They are cute. They can flirt for hours on end.

Amelia Kane married. Usually she stays quietly in the background refusing to do much. But I took a leaf from Chrysame's book, sort of.

Her new hubby, Indiana Jones. That's actually a revamped Indiana Grant with his little brother Jack's personality imposed on him. I would have used Jack as Chrysame had but he and Rick seem to on the exchange, not in my game. Within two days of meeting Indy, Amelia married him.