A picture really doesn’t do justice to the tall plow grades on every street this winter. Because we got so much snow all at once at the beginning of winter, the sides of the streets have been full of snow piles for weeks and weeks. The snow was rained on…

Observation from Mr. TOF: “If you are small you can fit into a lot of cracks. But if you are tall you can, like, reach a pie.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted about what I’ve been reading! I have so many books to talk about that I’ve decided to divide them up a bit into multiple posts rather than one long one. I’ve read a lot of mediocre YA books in the last few…

All throughout the fall and early winter I’ve been waiting outside YaYa’s oboe lesson alone. But for the next few weeks, Mr. TOF has robotics after school, so I pick him up after I drop off YaYa at oboe, and then we wait in the car until she’s done. This…

The truth of the matter is that I have such vivid memories of having test anxiety from my days as a student that I even feel anxious when I know people in my house are preparing for finals! The Devious Snail is happy his finals are over, and so am…

He’s outside almost every single day, no matter what the weather conditions. He bounces a hockey puck around in the driveway with a hockey stick, or sleds down the hill in the front yard since the enormous plow grade now prevents anyone from sliding out into the street. (The plow…

All through November and December I enjoyed fresh pomegranate. I love pomegranate. My husband gifted me with some collapsible paper stars to hang in the windows for the holiday season. They made me very happy. We are still working on the best way to light them up in the evening.…

Sometimes this is how practice feels. For everyone. It’s hard work, and there are so many things to remember at once.

Last Saturday afternoon we visited the aquarium. Surprise! It was National Bird Day, and there was a special hands-on display near the entrance with fun artifacts to examine up close, like bird skulls and wings, eagle claws, feathers under a microscope, and a fun basket of tail feathers to examine…

I’m excited that my best hiking buddy is back in commission! Her broken ankle has been slow to heal, (she’s working with a physical therapist to build strength back) but she’s been cleared for longer walks now, and that is great thing, because she’s almost always up for a hike…