Mr. Trouble on Feet loves the hose.  Dr. Peds took note of this, and gave him the job of using the hose to water the grass that we are growing outside the back door where we had to do some landscaping.  Mr. TOF is authorized to use the hose three…

It’s  no secret that I love a good garage sale.  Rummaging is just entertaining.  You explore neighborhoods you don’t ordinarily drive through, and other people’s junk never ceases to be interesting.  Sometimes I make up stories about the people who were once attached to the items laid out for sale.…

Dr. Peds:  (to all the kidlets)  What do you do when you want to show Mom that you love her? YaYa:  Leave her alone! ———————————————————————- Dr. Peds:  And Now, before I go to work, I will hug and kiss your Mama. The Banana:  Maybe you could just give her the…

After hearing big, beautiful wind chimes at a local garden shop shortly after we moved here, I wanted a set of my own.  It’s been at the back of my mind for years.   Every spring I consider it, especially when I visit that garden shop!  However, wind chimes seem…

So, I’m a bit behind this week, the last week of school, which has been complicated by a student piano recital, an upcoming violin recital for The Banana, several school field trips and sharing times, a laundry crisis, an emergency garage sale, a gang of kids excited for summer and…

I love fog, it’s misty wispiness, how it is often chilly, always refreshing.  Driving through it makes me a little nervous sometimes, but almost all the time I’m soothed by drippy fog.  One of my favorite things about living where I do is that we have fog a little more…

Even though it wasn’t supposed to rain until afternoon on Saturday, the day of the Cougar Chase, thunder woke me up at 4:30, and the steady stream of drizzle and various levels of heavy rain did not let up.  I had volunteered to help at the registration table, and since…

The Banana made the sidewalk out our back door cheery and bright.  

Rummaging at Garage Sales with a three year old Batman sidekick (the costume made complete with wings) is an adventure and attracts a lot of attention.   Gorillas have an incredible range of facial expressions.  I could stand and watch gorillas for hours.  They say so much without saying anything…

His lisp continues to be adorable.   When he asks a question about something he wants to do,  he thinks he needs to know the answer right away, so he follows the question with, “Yes or no?  Yes or no?  YES or NO?” in rapid succession. He adores playing outside…