If you look carefully, you will find the resident toddler sleeping somewhere in that mess of blankets. These bunk beds went up about two weeks ago, much to Mr. Trouble on Feet’s extreme excitement.  He was so happy to move into a room with Mr. Sneaky Pants, and absolutely thrilled…

Earlier in the week, when it was warm and the snow was rapidly melting, Mr. TOF discovered the joy of shedding a few layers of clothing.  He did this without any help from anyone else, and spent hours running around in just his underwear.  He jumped.  He leaped.  He  did…

He calls her “SSSSssssss” or sometimes “SSssszzzzzzzzzzaaaa.”  He loves spending time with her, and she knows more tricks to playing with him than I do.

Grandma Robbie came bearing a freezer full of meat on Saturday afternoon and spent the night before driving back to North Dakota the next morning.  The kidlets put on a dramatized version of the Wizard of Oz for her entertainment, and we all played outside almost all of the afternoon…

When I was in the eleventh grade, my good friend Tiffany gave me an orange as a present one day.  I stuffed it in the side pocket of my backpack to eat later, and then never did eat it, because it was so nice of her to have given it…

Let’s just say that YaYa’s patience with Mr. TOF continues to amaze me every day.  No one else in the house, including myself, would be brave enough to let him loose with a hairbrush.  He was SO happy.

The Banana was finishing up a homework packet during spring break, and because he has to do everything those big sisters do, he wanted to join in with the marker fun.

Snow!  We had three major snowstorms/blizzards within the time span of one week.  The first lasted two days and gave us 14 inches of wet, heavy snow.  The second was a fast and furious deal that left us 6-8 inches overnight.  The third was a more drawn out affair that…

April is National Poetry month and it holds a special place in the heart of this former English teacher.  When I was in the classroom, I had so much fun coming up with seven thousand ways to integrate poetry into everything that was happening in my classroom during the month…