An astonishing number of books have been read in our household this summer.  I only attempt to keep track of the books I read myself these days.  To be truthful, so far this year I’ve read a lot of books that were “meh” or “bleh.”  I’m not including any…

This summer The Banana has been zipping around the neighborhood on her bicycle to find friends pretty much every single day, and she’s become responsible about using her watch to get back home at the time she needs to check in.   She’s entertained her little brother with countless pretend…

This summer I have not been able to convince YaYa to run at Wednesday Night at the Races, and Mr. SP has held out for some major bribery before he has participated.  Last week he brought a book and a chair with him, which was maybe almost a little ridiculous,…

YaYa was at church youth group.  Mr. Sneaky Pants was camping with neighbors, and the rest of us headed down to the Secret Beach on a calm and beautiful evening.  For the most part we were the only people there, although occasionally a person wandered by.  The water was calm.…

Last week Mr. Trouble on Feet said,  “I really wish I could send a postcard to those great grandmas in heaven.”  Me too.  

I discovered the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra.  Well, actually I’ve known about them for a few years, but it never has worked to go to one of their  summer concerts, and their concert season is in the summer.  Many of the musicians also play in the regular symphony, but it…

It was a busy Sunday night.  YaYa had youth group, and I was also at church at a Sole Hope shoe cutting party, where lots of women were turning old jeans into new shoes for kids in Uganda.  I wasn’t even sure if I would make it to the beach,…

We brought a kayak and paddleboard.  Our neighbors brought a canoe.  It was perfect paddling weather.  The lake was calm and icy cold, crystal clear.  Looking down through the water of Lake Superior will just never get old for me.  It’s like a entire hidden world down there!  Also, I…

  Because the weather was absolutely perfect when we were camping, we left the rain fly off the tent at night and Dr. Peds and I actually slept out under the stars in our hammocks slung from trees, enclosed by a bug net.  Sleeping in a hammock was downright amazing.…