I do greatly love a middle school beginning band concert.  All those fresh hands on unfamiliar instruments make me so very happy.  This concert was especially fun because I knew a lot of kids playing, and I really enjoyed watching them. Since one of Mr. SP’s band teachers came up…

On Friday the Neighborhood Dads and their daughters headed to the Annual Father Daughter Ball.  Glorious Fun.

In the most positive, encouraging tone of voice possible, he says to me, “Mama, you are actually really good at forgetting things!”

Dr. Peds was able to celebrate 40 years with much more grace and humor than I. Dr. Peds has some pretty funny siblings.  They sent hilarious care packages.  My favorite part were the forms that Auntie Amy Texas sent to sign Dr. Peds up for adult geriatric day care.  They…

Here he is, my little guy, on the couch, trying is very best to use logic and reasoning to convince me to let him play the viola.  He thinks he’s ready to start right now.  A few weeks ago it was the cello.  Then the violin, but his big sister…

He was SO excited to make Valentines for his fellow kindergarteners.  He asked about starting the project every five minutes all of Saturday morning, and after lunch it was time to get to work.

Before Christmas Mr. SP approached us and asked what we thought about him joining the swim team at middle school.  “Absolutely!  Great idea!” we said and filled out all the paperwork. The swim team at middle school is an inclusive group for kids who haven’t had experience with competitive swimming…

On Friday night the kindergarteners in Mr. TOF’s class were presented with an opportunity for a family field trip to a UMD women’s hockey game.  Mr. TOF was dying to participate, of course, and Dr. Peds thought he would be done with work in time to take him.  There was…

I have amazing neighbors.  Last Thursday while I was busy with music students, my neighbor, who is one of Mr. TOF’s favorite people in the whole entire world, helped Mr. TOF along with random other neighborhood kids build an enormous snow dragon in the yard between our two houses.  It’s…

  I realize that it is now the middle of January, but I couldn’t resist sharing the most amazing and hilarious Christmas gift I’ve ever received in my whole entire life. My third kidlet, The Banana?  She’s a really funny kid.  She has a terrific sense of humor.  When she…