Happy Birthday, BJ!

Today is my little brother BJ's birthday. BJ holds the distinction of being the nicest* of the Williams siblings. In fact, he's so nice that it doesn't even threaten/offend us that he's nicer than we are! He's also smart, thrifty, funny, sensitive, fit, and can quote the Williams family's favorite movies better than anyone I've met (Caddyshack, Vacation, Fletch...)

We love BJ for his kind nature, his curiosity (he's truly a student of life) and his devotion to friends and family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BADGER!

*per sibling vote years ago

Happy Birthday, Lisa!

Today is my favorite sister's birthday! True, she's my only sister...but I have a feeling that it's just because no other girls in Heaven felt they could compete for the 'favorite sister' title with her. Lisa is gorgeous, compassionate, feisty, hilarious, loving and laughs at just about all of my jokes. She is a fabulous aunt to my kids and the best sister a girl could ask for.

HAPPY B-DAY - WE LOVE YOU, LIS!

Haley "Job" Nielson

Thought we should let everyone know that we've given Haley a new nick name! She had what was supposed to be her final appointment with her knee surgeon up in Seattle today. Her x-ray shows that her right knee still isn't 100% healed up from her surgery last May. She's been on 'knee rest' for 6 months and now has to continue with her restricted activity lifestyle for 4 more months! She is pretty upset about this, poor thing. Her Uncle Jerry has been saving a place for her on the YMCA girls basketball team he's coaching (basketball is her passion) so she could play when she got the green light from her doctor this week. She's been so religious about her knee rest that it never occurred to us she might not get the green light. So, feel free to email her with pep talks, as I think she's heard ours so many times the past 6 months that they have become stale!

Question Of The Day

HALLOWEEN CANDY: FREE-FOR-ALL OR REGULATED?

At the Williams house growing up our Halloween candy was ours - we could eat it all in two hours if we wanted or we could save it and just eat a little each day. I loved that approach and always thought I'd do the same with my kids. Turns out, I just can't 'let go' to that degree! The repercussions of letting our kids eat candy hand over fist for a few days are my major deterrent (Danny alone would be unbearable!) But I have to say that it would be nice to just get it over and done with rather than have plastic buckets of candy hanging around the house for weeks. So, tell us how you handle Halloween candy at your house...I think I may be ready to revisit our current policies.