You might remember our family tradition of a late summer egg drop from a few years ago.  Each kidlet made their own contraption to hold a raw egg that was dropped from a significant height onto the ground.  The first year we dropped them from the upstairs balcony, but that…

I asked The Banana and her friend who was staying at our house for a few hours if they would be interested in cooking frozen pizza for supper.  The Banana is all about cooking lately, and the two girls jumped up and down when I asked.  They put up a…

For the past year and a half or so, I’ve been training this boy of mine to rub my back and shoulders.  He’s actually gotten very good at it, so good that I’m willing to pay him for a good back rub.  His rates have even increased, and I’m still…

I’m a week behind.  Sigh.  That’s kind of how my whole year is going!  The kidlets woke up excited for St. Patrick’s day, but it was a morning parenting fail, because we had no green food coloring, which meant no green milk, and no green pancakes.  In fact, I was…

In the evening he hauls Brutus up to his bunk bed and they snuggle in for a good read.  Or two.  Because this boy is NEVER ready to turn out the light.

Monday was piano party day!  It’s always a riot, year after year, seeing these students get together to share.  Every age group is so very different.  The littlest group is a little nervous, kind of quiet, and very polite.  They relish their snacks and have a good time playing “Name…

The old maple tree on our boulevard has been declining since we moved in.  Every year there are more dead branches, and less leaves as it straggled on.  The leaves were so pretty, though, so we just kept on enjoying that tree.  However, since it si a boulevard tree, it…

Last Thursday the middle kidlets came home from school.  It was a teaching day for me, and the choices for snacking around here were not great.  The Banana asked if she could make cookies.  I said that I wouldn’t be able to help her because I was about to start…

The Banana had a baby tooth that was super loose.  It had been wreaking orthodontic havoc for months on end.  It was time for it to come OUT.