Super Rachel Zana's Spot

By the time the delayed graduation ceremony actually ended and The Banana picked up her real diploma (they are handed just a blank folder on the stage) and packed up her violin, it was pretty dark out! It took us a few minutes to reunite outside the entrance of the…

We somehow lucked out and got the most amazing seats for the graduation ceremony, even though we didn’t arrive particularly early compared to lots of other families. We spotted a swath of seats near the bottom of the seating in a section not too far from the front, and in…

It has become a bit of a tradition to take some pre-graduation ceremony pictures in front of the white lilac bush at home before the graduate leaves for the ceremony (they have to be there super early!). Grandma Robbie made the long drive for graduation day, and we snuck Peanut…

Peanut Maximus found an oversized baseball glove, and he waited ALL DAY for Mr. TOF to come home from school so they could play baseball. Mr. TOF was happy to oblige since he did not actually have baseball practice that afternoon. “I strike you out!” he exclaimed when he threw…

Every spring for the past several years The Banana has posed for a portrait (or thirty portraits) in front of the blooming Rhododendron bush on the corner of the house. We almost missed the purple extravaganza this year because of a super hectic week and then very uncooperative weather, but…

The Devious Snail and The Banana were headed to Aumnee’s art gallery reception, and Dr. Peds was off visiting Auntie Amy Texas in Colorado, so Peanut Maximus and I headed to the beach alone. It was warm at the top of the hill, but very chilly at the beach with…

The Banana and I have been taking advantage of the light that lasts well into the evening, and after Peanut Maximus has gone to bed, we’ve been sneaking off for a sunset walk around the neighborhood, or even better, on the trails through one forest or another. I love this…

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It has been a whirlwind of concerts and confirmation and tests and projects for the school goers. Grandmas have been visiting, YaYa spent a week here, and now the Devious Snail has moved back into my office for the summer. In all the commotion I somehow have neglected using my…