Mr. Trouble on Feet had been eagerly anticipating his tenth birthday for months. He was very excited about double digits. For breakfast in the bathtub, he chose muffins, and since we didn’t have a lot of ingredient options at that particular time, it was blueberry muffins! All the kids in…

This is just a little glimpse of one of his daily chores. Side note: We can fill up our recycling container like nobody’s business. I so wish it were picked up every week like the trash rather than every other week.

It’s been hot and humid! While this makes the plants on my deck very happy, it is not my favorite weather for people by any means. To escape the thick, heavy air which makes me sweat just walking to the kitchen sink to fill up my jar of water (with…

I’m a bit behind in documenting Sunday Night at the Beach. A week or so ago it was pleasant and warm at the top of the hill, but with a strong east wind, the beach was delightfully chilly. Even though in general our weather has been warmer than usual, we…

We spent the morning reading and practicing. Dr. Peds cooked on his slow cooking grill, and several members of the family enjoyed an epic Monopoly game. (They are still on a Monopoly craze.) The Banana and her friend made several trips to the grocery store on their bicycles to get…

After all of that learning that happened in April and May because of Mom School, June was a much slower month around here. It’s fine. Everyone needed a little learning break and we all welcomed time to vegetate with good books and do things outside in the beautiful weather. Here…

These images actually were taken during Camp Aunt Rachel, and Cousin Alex and The Devious Snail were present as well, but somehow weren’t captured with the camera. There was a lot of cold water swimming, digging in the sand, and of course, the traditional activity of boys burying themselves with…

We kept a cousin for a week, and it was great fun. Mr. TOF had been greatly anticipating the arrival of Camp Aunt Rachel, since all of the ordinary summer activities are canceled. He was more than delighted to have a cousin to play with all week. We went hiking,…

Lupines have become one of my favorite flowers, a beautiful wild burst of color on the side of the road and in random patches all over during my favorite time of summer. Last week the Devious Snail was doing some yard work for a lady that he helps each week,…

This week is Session One of Camp Aunt Rachel, so on Friday we met cousins at the cabin and brought one home with us. In the meanwhile, Mr. TOF spent the afternoon in the lake water with his four cousins, up to all manners of craziness. Cousin E. drew all…