I normally don't care for New Year's at all.  It typically has been a dull, depressing holiday for me.  But the last two years, we have been honored to be invited to a Kid-Friendly New Years party hosted by our friends up the street.  They really know how to throw…

I snapped these pictures on Christmas Eve in the early afternoon, and then completely forgot about them for several days.  When I downloaded them onto the computer, they nearly made me gasp!  I love them so much!   The Banana has recently fallen in love with stickers.  She just loves…

A couple of weeks ago I was searching for something in the corner of my attic, and I came upon a box that I'd brought here from North Dakota and stuck way in the back behind a bunch of other stuff.  I opened it up, and inside was my collection…

I wish I could tell you that this young lady's birthday began with a perky mother happily preparing breakfast before the sun even thought about rising, but in fact, the day started at 5:30 a.m. when Sarah and the Banana climbed in bed with me, begging for me to cook…

Tinkertoys have been all the rage here this week.  This is The Banana, supermodel extraordinaire, showing off her sculpture that her big brother and sister assisted her in making.  She has titled it "Spin" because, of course, it spins.  I believe she put in the spinning spindles herself.  

Here are just a couple of snapshots that I quick, quick, quick took before the mad dash off to church on Christmas Eve afternoon.  (We have a 4:00 service, and I had to be there at 3:00 for some music things).  Even though it was the middle of the afternoon,…

Dr. Peds was on call on Christmas, yesterday, and delayed at the hospital, so in the early afternoon I sat down at the table with three ravenous kidlets to a plate of roasted ham and creamy mashed potatoes and steamed carrots.  Mr. Sneaky Pants put down his fork after inhaling…

I am so happy to report that I've already taken the meat out of the freezer to unthaw for tonight's Christmas Eve supper.  I have a lot of difficulty remembering to take meat out of the freezer.  While I'm thinking of it I should probably go down and take the…

Sarah's second front tooth fell out two weeks ago, but I haven't convinced her to let me take a picture of it until today, when I bribed her with a piece of Scandanavian almond cake.  (She liked it so much she decided that's what she wants for her birthday cake.)…

1.  This is the weekend for the Arrowhead Chorale Holiday Concert series, the preparation for which has brought considerable anxiety to me over the past few weeks, and feverish practicing.  The concert consists of a four course meal, separated by sections of music.  While the audience eats, various chorale members…