The Dutton Family Weblog

Rest in Peace, Tootsie. We will miss you.


Today, around 5:45pm I got a text message from Joey, saying simply “bad news.” I called him when I got downstairs to pick me up after work, and he informed me that Tootsie was no longer with us. She had bolted out the door when he came home - part of her usual “happy to [...]

Meeting a fellow “Honeybee” again for the first time


I have been a regular participant at the iVillage bulletin board aimed at women who were (originally) expecting in August of 2008. Last May or so, Joey & I had lunch with a couple of other women from the August group. We’ve all since had our babies. Well, Amie (one of the mothers) and I [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day!


From all of us, and especially our little cupid Ivy

Freecycle Fans


We have officially become fans of Freecycling. No, not recycling…. FREEcycling. What is that, you ask? Freecycling, also known as Free Recycling, is the act of giving away usable but unused, unwanted items to others instead of hoarding them, or disposing of them in a landfill. Some more information can be [...]