For the first time ever, a kidlet drove the car to Sunday Night at the Beach. The Banana was at the helm of the van, with Dr. Peds next to her. I sat in the middle of the minivan! The Banana and Dr. Peds determined that we needed snacks for…

It is baseball, baseball, baseball every day for this guy. He’s either practicing, playing in a game, listening to the Minnesota Twins on the radio, or contemplating the future of turning 13 when he can become an umpire for Little League games. (He moves up to an older team next…

She tried on her new uniform and tried out her “No Running!!!” voice on her siblings. We all declared that our water loving swimmer makes a stereotypical (but very responsible) lifeguard. May she have a wonderful summer keeping people in line and averting catastrophe.

For this entire school year I have been enjoying the enormous hug pile that awaits me at the end of each Thursday morning preschool music class. After we sing the “Good-bye Song” an enormous group of small people smother me with hugs all at once. My friend Rhonda sent me…

A couple of weeks ago we had numerous rainstorms right after a major snowmelt, which meant that all the rivers were in their glory. On a warm and sunny Friday afternoon I asked The Banana and Mr. TOF if they wanted to take a quick drive up the North Shore…

Last fall I stuck one hundred crocus bulbs into the hill on the south side of the yard by the sidewalk using a spoon. My hand was tired by the end, but it was all worth it this spring when those brave little flowers poked up and brought a little…

The Middles . . . at it again. What a duo!

He’s attended so many orchestra concerts in his lifetime: symphony concerts, chamber orchestra concerts, school orchestra concerts where his siblings played, youth symphony concerts to see his siblings play, college orchestra concerts. Finally it was time for his very own orchestra concert! The viola section sounded mighty fine. For two…

I just can’t seem to stop taking pictures of the sun shining through my piano glasses in the late afternoon and evening! Here are a few things I’ve been learning the past few weeks: At the piano I’ve been working on a lovely Chopin Nocturne, and I’ve really been enjoying…

Robotics season is over for the most part, but we had a lot of fun cheering on our very favorite bot. Mr. TOF and I went to our local regional meet (YaYa even jumped in for a bit because she was home from college on a break–it was her first…