Brutus the Cat loves cuddling up inside of boxes. He likes big boxes, medium boxes, and even if boxes are way too small for him, he still does his best to crawl inside. My good friend gifted us with these amazing stacking blocks (they are so fun!!!) and I was…

I have lots of zinnias blooming on the back deck right now, but this one, which hasn’t yet revealed what color or shape it will be, caught my attention. I love how tightly the flower bud is wrapped up, and the contrast of the black edges and the green. It…

The Banana didn’t feel like going to the beach. The Devious Snail was working. Dr. Peds and Mr. TOF were at a baseball end-of-the-season celebration, so I ended up heading to the beach all by myself again! I brought a book with me and hiked in to the Secluded beach,…

Recently my Instacart shopper mistakingly read my order for 20 bananas and delivered 20 POUNDS of bananas. I learned that 20 pounds of bananas is a lot of bananas! On the bright side, I haven’t been able to make banana muffins for months on end because the bananas never get…

He’s my best worker guy! Persistent and consistent, he just does a great job. I’ve even given him a raise for his lawn mowing success! We hadn’t mowed the lawn for a long time because it had been dry, dry, dry. There were patches of green grass slowly growing, and…

Grandma Kathy came with us to the beach! After I dropped the Devious Snail off at camp and drove back home, we clamored into the van for a peaceful night at the secret beach. The kidlets swam, of course, and found some sea glass. Grandma enjoyed sitting on a rock…

It has been a hot and dry summer, and while we are faring a little better than a lot of other nearby places, it is still alarmingly dry. When we got two big thunderstorms within days of each other it was pretty glorious to watch the rain, and best of…

Grandma Kathy spent the weekend with us! It was lovely to have her. She brought us lettuce from her garden and took special care to take each kidlet out to do something special with her. Mr. TOF went to have a rueben sandwich and ice cream, and the Devious Snail…

We took Cousin Alex to the Secret Beach to swim, jump off the rock, and look for sea glass. The water happened to be delightful, so there was much fun splashing about and jumping.

On our way home from our trip to North Dakota, we picked up my nephew and brought him to Camp Aunt Rachel. It was a fun filled week that included a lot of LEGOS, water, and the traditional trip to the Timber Twister Alpine coaster, which is always thrilling. One…