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.

Brutus doesn’t like to go out in the cold, which is a great thing because we don’t worry about him escaping and running into the dreaded “Cat Man” up the street who would like to do away with him for good.  One of the glorious things about winter is being…

Last week:  shoveling and grumbling. This week:  it’s melting!  Hooray!  I love 40 degrees.  I really do.  It’s perfect walking weather, and fresh air is magnificent.

For five consecutive years I have documented our family’s daily life by taking at least one picture almost every single day.  At least I try to.  I miss a few days here and there.  Our newest book, the pictures from 2015 arrived recently, and everyone has been enjoying perusing through…

He said to me in the car, “Mom, were you born yet when the Vikings sailed across the ocean?”