Dr. Pediatrician did the grocery shopping this week. He bought mixed vegetables with lima beans. Despite the fact that I really actually like lima beans, no one else seems to be able to snarf them down, so I usually go for the frozen mixed vegetables without lima. Today for lunch…

These lovely icicles grew out my kitchen window all day on Friday until they got so heavy that they dropped into the snowbank below. I love watching icicles grow. It’s so neat how they form ridges and ripples, and how drops of water drip drop and plunge off the pointed…

We had lots of snow last weekend, a little throughout the week, and now we are getting another big storm. Earlier in the week Ms. Crazy Preschooler went outside to take snow pictures for her blog (check it out if you haven’t . . . there’s a link in the…

Upon being woken up before the crack of dawn, (an early crack of dawn) by a crying Destructoman, I traipsed down the stairs from my bedroom rather grumpily and turned on the bathroom light. To my surprise, the shower walls were covered with writing. Someone gave my kids bathtub crayons…

We had more than a foot of snow over the weekend (and it’s still snowing a bit). I am very excited about that since I love snow. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get outside and play in it because I have been taking care of sick kids. This morning,…

Last Friday I volunteered at Ms. Crazy Preschooler’s preschool for the morning. On our drive to school Ms. Crazy Preschooler was telling me all about what I could expect as a helper in her classroom. Ms CP: Last time Bennett’s dad was the helper. Me: Well, that’s terrific. Ms. CP:…

Two out of three minutes a day Destructoman is happy. The third minute is parental torture. He whines in the most grating tone of voice and fails to ennunciate anything at all, so you are left completely guessing as to what his problem is. Usually the solution to the problem…

Yesterday I judged at a piano festival. I had a wonderful time listening to some amazing performances by students of all ages and experience. One of my favorite performances of the day was by a little girl who couldn’t have been much older than a first grader. She marched up…

Grandma Kathy send this hula dancer outfit, complete with a green grass skirt, that she brought back from her latest whale watching trip to Hawaii. It’s quite the costume. I have green grass pieces EVERYWHERE! Ms. Crazy Preschooler has been dancing up a storm. It’s the perfect tropical release in…

This lovely girl has been having a nasty weekend: ear infections and now RSV. She wheezed all night last night and could hardly eat or drink this morning because she had so much gunk in her nose and lungs. Living with a pediatrician does have its advantages, though: quick medicine…