I’m ferociously behind in all things! First I was getting ready for Thanksgiving. Then it was Thanksgiving. Then I was getting ready to travel to see YaYa’s Christmas concert. Then we traveled and arrived safely back home in nasty weather. This week is a frenzy of concerts! Concerts for everyone!…

One of my kidlets off at college (OK, so I only have one kidlet off to college) has been writing hilarious ice cream reviews on a secret Instagram account, and the writing has totally been cracking me up. I splurged on a weighted blanket that is covered with lovely milky…

The leaf piles are still going strong around here. In addition to raking leaves into piles, Mr. TOF has also been raking leaves into lines to make the perimeter of his own “sports stadium” in the front yard. We are trying to squeeze out all the appreciation we can for…

The Banana will swim in her first varsity sectional meet next Thursday, and needs to wear a tech suit. She tried borrowing one from a friend, but it wasn’t small enough, so we ended up ordering a smaller size. When it came, it looked like her six year old cousin…

These days it’s late-night-homwork-central every night. Between studying for tests, completing math assignments and writing English essays, the middles burn the midnight oil. Most of the time I try to stay up to be helpful if necessary (I make a good essay editor, but I’m useless in the math department),…

Mr. Trouble on Feet was excited to trick or treat the neighborhood with a couple of friends from school. He pulled this villain costume together from his closet with some help from his big brother. The Banana and her friend who have gone trick or treating together for years sadly…

October has flown by! I’m not sure what even happened. It feels like I barely wrote on my blog, and I’m mystified as to where all the days went! It has been a busy fall season around here, and I have definitely been scrambling to keep up. Here are some…

It has been an amazingly warm fall, although today the first frost twinkled. The leaves have been slowly turning and dropping, and this kidlet was excited about making a leaf pile in the front yard to jump in last weekend. On Mondays I have a number of piano young piano…

Today the weather was amazing. The temperature was perfect. The breeze was light. The leaves are orange, yellow and red. The sky was the purest of sky blues, not a single cloud in sight. I took a little time after lunch to read an excellent book in my hammock under…

My mom gifted Mr. TOF with a slingshot that shoots little helicopter like things into the air to flutter down. Currently they are scattered in trees and on the roof of the toolshed and all sorts of other places. He loves propelling them up and seeing if he can catch…