Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Tis the season of puddles!  The temperature has climbed above freezing these past few days, which means the galoshes are out in full force, and Mr. Trouble on Feet’s favorite pastime is shoveling slush and going on puddle walks.  Unlike his older siblings, Mr. Trouble on feet does not take…

These two continue to adore one another.  It’s fortunate when a family of readers has a cat that takes note of the fact that someone is lounging around with a book and immediately joins that person, purring loudly.  Really, there are few things more comforting than snuggling with a cat…

He was drinking from a straw the other day, and when he had slurped almost all the way to the bottom of his glass, the liquid started to gurgle.  “My straw is burping!”  he declared with excitement.   A burping straw can fascinate a young boy for a long time.

April is National Poetry Month!  National Poetry month was one of my very favorite parts of being an English/Language Arts teacher before I had kidlets of my own.  For years after I was out of the classroom  I felt I like I was missing out during the month of April.…

Care to swing?  Good luck.  This is our deck.  The dip in the middle is where Uncle Don shoveled a path to the fire pit at Christmas.   The snow in our backyard is almost as high as the car. I’m just taking a moment to document the snow in our…

I learned how to mass delete emails on my yahoo account.  It’s the account that a great deal of spam or useless promotional email filters through, along with some very essential information.  I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of mass deleting before, but it sure makes getting through swaths of…

Auntie Dot and Uncle Don needed a larger vehicle for their family, and fortunately for us, found just  the used vehicle they were looking for in Duluth, which prompted a spontaneous visit so they could come and collect their new van.  We were thrilled to have them stay for the…

YaYa came home from school, way back at the beginning of the school year, excited about a special aviation program in her science class.  Through several grants and organizations, a special aviation curriculum has been integrated into the science classes of local sixth graders, and the top 15% of students…

Mr. Trouble on Feet has been loving the hugglepod lately.  We’ve been cooped up with winter, and oh so much snow for so long.  This boy is just craving wide open spaces to run and different ways to move his little body, and the hugglepod, dangling in the corner, is…

Last Saturday was the long awaited AWANA Grand Prix.  We were fortunate to have Valley City cousins visiting to increase our cheering section at the race. Mr. Sneaky Pants and Dr. Peds built this sleek beauty.  It was very fast.  It was also shiny and pretty. I didn’t take very…