Today, Colin and Carol will be arriving in the morning to stay until Monday. At lunchtime, Tammy and I are heading off to catch the Coho ferry to Port Angeles, and then on to Vancouver, Washington to catch Scorpions in concert Saturday night. It’s exciting, but also somewhat nerve-wracking. It’s good knowing that the grandparents are there to look after the kids, and Tammy has done her best to make sure that everything is ready. Miranda’s been stockpiling all the games she wants to play with Baba and Grandpa.

293,464: the number of “hits” so far on the drum set.