We have season tickets to the symphony this year.  This is a very, very big deal for me.  For at least five years of my adolescence, I diligently asked my parents for tickets to go see the symphony in Bismarck.  Every year, it was at the top of my list.…

A few years ago my neighbor was having a garage sale and selling a really nice trumpet.  Of course I could not LEAVE the trumpet there!  Garage sales . . . musical instruments . . . I could not resist that lovely combination.  The trumpet was in excellent condition, but…

We haven't QUITE figured out how to attach the helmet!  When she found her brother's favorite motorcycle toy, though, The Banana knew that she needed a helmet to drive it around, even if it was just a little motorcycle.  She searched out Mr. Sneaky Pants' bike helmet to complete the…