I took these images a week ago, actually, after several days of powdery, lake effect snow.  Lake effect snow always feels different to me, fluffier and special.  Since then we’ve had a bigger snowfall of wet heavy snow that packed in on a warmer day this week and then froze…

He loves his big sisters so much, so it makes perfect sense to try to be just like them, with pony tails and tutus.  They oblige him at every turn, and with their excellent reasoning skills, they’ve even managed to convince him that tutus are for home only, not for…

February. Although it can be a month when a person starts to feel a little stir crazy regarding the winter situation, it’s also “I Love to Read Month,” my favorite kind of month other than April, “National Poetry Month.”  I always loved all the silent reading we got to do…

Chef Fred is the newest member of our puppet collection.  He’s a culinary expert who has a big role at preschool music and movement class the next few weeks, teaching kids to sing all sorts of silly food songs.  (Last week he sang about vegetables and helped the kids make…

For the first time in weeks we all are feeling better!  I’m so incredibly grateful! Music class starts tomorrow, and I’m almost ready!  This is a miraculous feat, because I’m usually pulling stuff together at the last minute.  It is hard to feel prepared for the first class each session,…

The Banana gave me a tight hug and said, “You are a really good big humongous Mama!”

Our sick month has brought one certain thing to my attention:  this overly cautious boy of mine is not a fan of snot.  He can’t stand the stuff.  He doesn’t like even a drip coming out of his nose, and has a nice handle on the whereabouts of the nearest…

YaYa was practicing oboe in the piano room.  I was sitting on the futon in the cabin room, all the way across the house, typing on my laptop, enjoying the sounds of one of my progeny making music.  Across the room, Mr. Sneaky Pants was sitting by the fire. Nonchalantly,…

A few weeks ago I filled a heart shaped muffin pan and a heart shaped cake pan with colored water and left them outside to freeze.  The next day I decorated the bush next to the deck in the back yard with frozen ornaments.  I liked the result so much…

I’ve lost track of the number of times people in this house have been sick, but it will suffice to say that many of us have had the stomach flu 2-5 times in quick succession over the past month, and that we are pretty worn out from it. This week…