Because why not? Never a dull moment here.

  The Imaginary by A.F. Harold:  This was a terrific read aloud.  The pictures were wonderful.  The story was full of imagination and suspense.  I came across this book entirely by accident, and I’m so glad I did!  I read it out loud to Mr. TOF, and both The Banana…

  We hadn’t been to the Christmas City of the North Parade in years.  The last time we went Kidlets 2 and 3 were in a double stroller and Kidlet 4 hadn’t been born yet.  The thought of the huge crowds of people and all that bundling up kind of…

I may be a bit bogged down reading the Magic Treehouse Series out loud to my favorite resident first grader, but we have had a chance to delve into some great picture books over the past few weeks.  He’s also been busy reading to me. Early Reader Books Here are…

Science night is a big night at our elementary school, not to be missed!  Mr. TOF and The Banana were excited to see what the science students at UMD brought this year, and they did not disappoint.  I am continually impressed with the great job the science students do each…

We’ve had an ugly narrow table in my office for years for kidlets to work on art and writing projects.  It is made of pressboard, and was super cheap, but it gets the job done.  I mentioned to Dr. Peds that I was thinking of painting the work table and…

When the cousins came to visit, it was so fun to see how my smallest niece’s personality is blossoming.  She’s a little more tentative in comparison with some of her siblings.  She watches and observes and takes things in at her own little pace.  I was blessed to have some…

On the cello I learned one large piece and several small pieces, along with a 3 octave scale. On the piano I learned a 3 part invention by J.S. Bach and a few short pieces by Granados. I learned that I really need to create some kind of a system…

The Banana came up with the most hilarious Halloween costume.  I think it might even top her chicken ballerina costume when she was two.  Inspired by the new curlers we tried out a few weeks ago, she decided to be a crazy cat lady.  We tied up her hair in…

So, I’m a bit behind again on blogging about the happenings around here.  The cousins were here last weekend, through Halloween!  Then the cousins left, and I acquired a nasty little virus, so I’m just putting things back in order this weekend. Eight pumpkins were carved!  I don’t have pictures…