Super Rachel Zana's Spot

The Banana, Peanut Maximus and I headed to the Secret Beach, since we suspect getting there might be very difficult for the rest of the summer due to some prominent road construction. Peanut Maximus and The Banana searched for seaglass, dipped their toes in the super icy water, and picked…

I know that lots of people consider them weeds, but I like to think of them as masterful plants capable of turning a lawn into a bit of a wildflower meadow. It’s all in one’s perspective, right? You have to admit, that the yellow blossoms are cheerful, and when they…

The first Sunday Night at the Beach for the season actually took place near the end of May. It ended up being such a catastrophe that I didn’t even manage to get one single picture! But that’s OK, because it was definitely a memorable story that involved a potty problem,…

While we were in Ely for our baseball weekend, the ever social Peanut Maximus was busy interacting with anyone and everyone. One of the baseball games was in a normal field where there was space for him to play (excellent!) and three of the games were in more of a…

Mr. TOF, Peanut Maximus and I spent the weekend in Ely. Mr. TOF had a baseball tournament, and since four games were spread out over two days, we elected to spend the night at a hotel rather than trying to drive back and forth, since long drives with a small…

He likes to have EVERYBODY tuck him into bed. Separately. Because that way it takes longer to be completely tucked into bed.

The Banana is back from college, and just like that, our house has been filled with a bustle of activity and extra people in and out! Everything is just more exciting with The Banana around!

To play rehearsal, you need to get your rehearsal uniform on, and in most cases, this means wearing a cape of one sort or another backwards like an apron. Then you need instruments. Sometimes that means drums, or resonator bells in a portable case, or boomwackers that you pretend are…