Super Rachel Zana's Spot

It all started when a certain boy just got a little too pesky, and his father decided to throw him in the lake.  More specifically, his father decided to dip his head in the lake, but since the pesky boy was so squirmy, the father’s grip slipped just a little,…

A few years ago The Peace Bell, written by Duluth author Margi Preus, was published.  For some reason, I never managed to get ahold of a copy and read it to my kidlets.  However, when I was shopping at the library used book sale a couple of weeks ago I…

This tree at Hartley and its sister tree nearby just never get old for us.  It’s such a big gnarled mess of tree.  There’s so much laughing and whooping and hollering and joy.  There are leaps and careful footwork, and there’s the joy that you have climbed far above your…

They were playing “Gandalf:  Lord of the Life Jackets!” He was trying to keep up with his cartwheeling sisters.   They made boats out of sticks, grass and bark. They were slithering around, pretending to be sand snakes. He was pretending to play baseball. Obviously they had a wonderful time.…

On the menu for breakfast in the bathtub:  banana chocolate chip muffins.  Everyone had two. There were presents!  Of course, several books were opened, as well as a new cape and alphabet crown, so Mr. TOF could pretend to be Super Alphabet Guy or King of the ABC’s.  He loves…

I love these bubbles!  Grandma Robbie had bubble wands for each kidlet, and the wind was so wonderful and strong that all they had to do was hold it up and the bubbles flew out.   He was SO excited about this tractor that looks just like his Papa’s!  It…

An earlier purchase of a bike rack that attaches to the hitch on our van allowed us for the first time ever to bring bikes to my parents’ house.  Actually, this trip  was the first time I had used the bike rack, and after a brief learning curve, I’m pretty…

My mom supplied water guns, and to no one’s surprise, the kidlets were delighted to have a water fight.  The guns were a bit tricky to fill with water, but that didn’t stop the fun at all. Mr. Trouble on Feet was not excited about other people getting him wet,…

It was hot at Grandma Robbie and Papa’s house.  Since my mother waters her lawn literally 24 hours a day (it’s a super soft, beautiful green lawn) it was the perfect opportunity to run through the sprinkler.  At home I usually make them turn off the water after a short…