I am NOT loving the incredibly intense and unseasonable heat wave we have been suffering under for the last few days, but I AM loving the east wind that blew in across The Lake late this afternoon causing the temperature to literally plummet 40 degrees in 15 minutes from 97…

He can’t bear to miss even a second of a Minnesota Twins game on the radio. He even sneaks the little radio off to bed with him and turns the volume down super low so he’s less likely to be detected. Truly, he’s their most dedicated fan. I am certain…

Our first Sunday Night of the Beach for the season was blessed by gorgeous, bright full rainbow. Unfortunately the time was also cut short because the rainbow was followed by another rain shower, so we packed up and headed out. We did have time to throw some rocks in the…

I don’t usually think of these two as looking very much alike, but maybe they do! The news is that Mr. TOF has officially passed YaYa in the height department, and she is now officially the shortest person in the family. He may have whooped, hollered and celebrated.

One of the middles read an article about how middle children bring the stability to a family. Regardless of the fact that sometimes the middles fly under the radar and can get occasionally get overlooked, both of these middles wouldn’t trade being a middle for a being a bookend anytime…

It turns out that Cardboard Sarah is actually taller than the real YaYa. For this visit, Cardboard Sarah waited patiently in the backseat of the van for a surprising ride to church.

Her sister called from across the state after watching her short, socially distanced choir concert that was live-streamed.

This bush just gets better and better every year! It is in it’s prime this week, and takes my breath away every time I look in its direction. All of the sudden the weather has warmed, the trees are budding, and the bugs are out! The arrival of the bugs…

Baby leaves are growing on all sorts of plants: bushes, trees, and ground plants in the forest. I love watching the plant changes that take place in spring. Budding leaves are particularly fascinating, I think. The weather has turned comfortable this week, and yesterday in between teaching students I moved…

I’m a little late to document what I’ve been learning this month because the past few days have been a bit crazy. Mr. Trouble on Feet and I really enjoyed learning about the Tower of London and the Taj Mahal. Both buildings have such interesting histories. We decided we would…