We love getting to see far away family.  Even thought we don’t get to spend time with them very often, there’s a great deal of concentrated fun when we do have to opportunity to visit them. The three small boys were ALL OVER the farm, full of ideas and things…

She’s every bit as spunky and vivacious as this image might indicate, livening up pretty much any place she trods.  She’s also very full of wonderful hugs, and I pretty much love her to pieces.

All of the days-long squabbling about who could use the rip-stick, when, where and for how long, were totally worth it for this image.  I pretty much love everything about it.

Right now the kidlets and I are in North Dakota visiting family for part of our spring break from school.  Today we went to have lunch in the cafe in Pettibone with Grandpa Ron.  There is a brand new, sparkly cafe in town, just built, and we were excited to…

This ninth year, the year of third grade, I have really noticed this girl embrace her unique personality that has gotten a little quirky, and very humorous.  She has a sweet, kind heart that loves people of all kinds.  She’s also very skilled at burping with a vengeance, so loud…

I learned to play my cello with more flexibility, and I’m starting to be able to use just the teensiest bit of vibrato.  I learned to play two movements of a (really easy) Vivaldi concerto, and a couple of string crossing exercises. Because I’m struggling with a lot of tension…