Memorial Day was sunny and hot.  Even though I avoid sunny and hot, it was a good day.  The morning started out with pancakes.  A neighbor half way down the street came to spend the morning while her dad took her little sister out for a special birthday breakfast.  Mr.…

One of my favorite things about living next to Lake Superior is the constant bizarre weather.  It never looses it’s entertainment appeal for me, because Lake Superior weather is highly shocking much of the time.  Every year that we have lived here, there has been some kind of highly unusual…

In the midst of several sewing projects, YaYa spent much of her long, warm weekend camped out in the treehouse.  On Friday night she ascertained that the weather was perfect for extended treehouse lounging, and asked if she could spend the night up there.  It was warm, calm, no rain…

Mr. TOF:  Where’s Dad? Me:  He’s at work, Sweetie. Mr. TOF:  (grumps)  But me MISS HIM! Me:  He’s taking care of sick kids today. Mr. TOF:   Him always say him a doctor.  But me no think he a doctor.  Him teasing me?    Him really a DAD.  

She’s great at scrambling eggs.  She’s also a great reader.  Why not do both at once?

“Mama, when you are excited about something, you have to smile for five minutes without stopping.”

It was a whirlwind week here, which means that I am really behind on blogging.  Here are some noteworthy little things to read about: After yet another cold, rainy week, the weather this weekend was beautiful and amazing, which meant that we tried to be outside enjoying the sunshine and sixty…

The Arrowhead Chorale sang the Brahms Requiem last Sunday in St. Paul in conjunction with the conservatory high school there.  Since I don’t drive in the cities, I convinced Dr. Peds that it was a great weekend to take a family trip so that he could drive me to St.…

We spent the weekend in St. Paul, and I have a lot to post about that, but I’m a little short on time this morning before I teach lessons for the rest of the day, so I’m just sharing my very favorite image from the weekend, taken yesterday on Mother’s…

It’s been a drippy, chilly two weeks, but we have been trying to get outside when we can, quick trips between rain showers.  The snow is finally mostly gone from our yard, and other people who have sunnier yards are actually seeing a little bit of green grass!  Hooray!