Rowing Season has mostly ended for The Banana and Mr. TOF, and it is just starting up again for the Devious Snail, who is back at college for fall semester and rowing. This summer was the first season of rowing for Mr. TOF, and he really enjoyed it so much.…

The Devious Snail, Peanut Maximus and I headed to a beach with easy access. Peanut Maximus was busy, and I made a deal with the Devious Snail that if he helped chase him down, I would treat him to ice cream. Peanut Maximus kept us on our toes! There were…

Usually Mr. TOF is number 8 (his favorite number), but this year someone on his team already was number 8, so he decided to be number 88. Double the luck! Mr. TOF had a great baseball season playing on a great team with coaches who were pretty much liquid calm…

Peanut Maximus and I dropped The Banana off at All State orchestra in Moorhead, and since we were already 2/3 the way to Grandma Robbie’s house, we drove a little farther to see Grandma in the Flesh (not just on a screen!) Right before we drove away from home early…

It was a beautiful evening, and since Mr. TOF and Dr. Peds were in the Cities for a baseball tournament, we didn’t need to be back to pick anyone up from baseball practice, so we headed up the shore a tiny bit to Stony Point. Peanut Maximus loved scrambling over…

Isn’t that the definition of a perfect frown? Don’t worry! It was short lived. No one can say this boy is not expressive.

I’m going to miss this guy a lot when he goes back to college in a few weeks!

Peanut Maximus loves stuffies. In fact, he doesn’t have just one special stuffy in his crib, he has a whole collection, and they ALL have to be included for every nap and goodnight. Some have been gifted to him, and some have been absconded from his siblings’ collections. (They didn’t…

It was SO HOT. We stepped onto the beach and into the water immediately. The Devious Snail and YaYa went swimming. I just waded around in the cold water. Peanut Maximus threw sticks and stones and was in and out of the water countless times all while watching for puppies…

It had been really busy around here with rowing regattas and baseball games and baseball tournaments. Our neighbor’s yard was featured in a garden tour, and Mr. TOF was busy helping mow and trim for that occasion, which meant that our own yard was a bit neglected for some time,…