My friend Mel is just goofy.  And funny.  And sometimes loud.  She can make me laugh faster and for longer than anyone else I know.  Mel = instantaneous fun for me. I first got to know Mel when she was hanging around her older sister Heidi, who was a music…

It all started with a goofy Facebook post and then a conversation about how it would be really great to see each other again, since we haven’t been together for years and years, and somehow, one thing led to another and it actually, amazingly, worked out for us all to…

Mr. Trouble on Feet has loved his toothbrush for quite some time, and now he’s learned to climb up on the step stool and turn on the cold water faucet himself.  It’s a very big deal, and one of his favorite pastimes.  Off and on and off and on goes…

I love these feet when they are clean and fresh from the bathtub, and I love them when they are dirty and messy because they walk all over outside.  I love them when they pitterpatter on the hardwood floors, and I love them when they are shoved in sandals all…

We pulled out the outside easal for some messy fun on the deck.  Mr. SP and The Banana did some painting while Mr. Trouble on Feet was sleeping, and when he woke up, he was more than thrilled to dip those brushes in and do some smearing.  He bestowed upon…

This week a box arrived on my front porch, and inside was a submersible waterproof bag for my old camera.  I’ve been eying one for years, and I decided to just get it last week because Lake Superior is the warmest it has ever been, and if there has ever…

I have contracted a small cold, the kind that stuffs up your nose and makes your throat scratchy and causes you to feel completely exhausted even though you can’t sleep.  By supper time we had already dealt with the moldy banana muffin from two weeks ago that The Banana had…

It’s raspberry season, which in our household requires at least three different trips to the raspberry farm to fill buckets with those premium fresh red lovelies.  I know I say it every year, but really, is there anything in the world more tasty than raspberries fresh off the bush?  I…

Our neighbors up the hill spontaneously invited us to bring the kidlets and a pizza and relax in their yard with a cool breeze and an amazing view of Lake Superior.  How could we decline?  We stayed until the sun set, and it was good.

Friday morning was beautifully overcast, but by noon the sun was blazing and the temperature was climbing, and a decision was made to head to the sandy beach with our neighbors halfway down the street.  The sand was burning hot and sitting on it felt literally like I was baking…