Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Poor first born girl.  Even the neighbors three years younger are catching up and passing by your height. I’m so happy that it’s looking like I’m not going to be the shortest person in the family after all.

Mr. TOF has been looking forward to playing soccer on a real team for months and months.  Practices began a couple of weeks ago, and the very first game was last Tuesday.  To be sure, he was one excited kid.  He woke up Tuesday morning and immediately put on his…

It’s summer!  I get to sleep 8 hours every night, and that’s pretty great.  I can go to bed at midnight or 1:00 a.m. and get up at 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning if I want.  Or I can go to bed earlier and get up earlier, and I…

A few weeks ago I was reorganizing a little bit in our attic and I came across a little box.  I opened it up and inside were just a few special wedding cards I saved from our ceremony 17 (!) years ago.  I typically don’t save a lot of cards,…

We visited the secret beach.  There wasn’t much wind, but the water had a lot of energy, and it was fun to see the rolling waves slosh into the rocks.  Behind a big boulder it was a bit calmer, and The Banana and Mr. TOF ventured in the water. The…

Bees and Wasps are not my friends.  I’m not one of those people who freaks out among bees and wasps, swiping their hands through the air.  I just ignore bees and wasps.  I’m also not one of those people who is dangerously allergic to bees and wasps, but I do…

Before the crazy storm hit, we spent two nights camping at a cart-in site at Tettagouche State Park.  We were super blessed with perfect weather.  Not a drop of rain fell, and the temperatures were perfect.  It was a lot of work to cart in all the supplies for our…

Last Wednesday we arrived home from a good family camping trip up the North Shore.  I drove YaYa to her oboe lesson.  I threw in a few loads of laundry and we unpacked most of our camping gear.  We were busy nestling back into our house, visiting with neighbors, catching up…

We brought friends and a kayak.  Bonus:  another evening of amazing rainbows!

YaYa was the only sibling home in the morning on Mr. TOF’s birthday.  She had been sent home from Bible Camp because she had gotten momentarily sick on Tuesday, but was already feeling perfectly fine by the time she actually arrived home.  It was really fun to see these two…