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Dr. Peds and our neighbor halfway down the street planned an almost spontaneous camping trip for Labor Day Weekend to introduce kidlets to the Boundary Waters.  Because I was busy playing for a beautiful wedding on Saturday, I did no preparing or packing for this camping trip other than to…

Never leave home without your phone.  He insisted on bringing along the blue plastic cell phone on our evening “Big Wee Wee Walk” so that he could make calls, as necessary.  Lately he has loved going on a neighborhood walk/bike ride.  I walk.  He rides.  He loves to “win” and…

Some research shows that mosquitos can detect the blood sugar levels of their victims from a distance of up to 50 feet away, and they go after the sweet people. I learned to identify dragon fly larvae and mosquito larvae. A cooper is a person who crafts barrels. Messrs is…

There are so many reasons why age three is just one of my favorite ages for kids.  I love all the personality that starts showing its face at age three and all the thinking skills that start to develop.  Some of those thinking skills are maybe there before age three,…

It’s been hot.  Miserably hot, for almost two weeks now.  It normally doesn’t get hot here, and rarely for so long.  While we’ve had plenty of precipitation all summer long, the intense heat and lack of rain the past two weeks is causing everything to shrivel up.  Unfortunately, even though…

Dr. Peds said to Mr. Sneaky Pants:  Now, whenever you change your shirt and pants or shorts because they are dirty, that’s a good time to switch out your underwear for a clean pair, too.  Then you don’t end up stinky. Mr. SP;  Dad, I’m just practicing for when I…

Grandma Kathy was visiting, and we decided to take a mini overnight trip up the North Shore.  When the decision was made that we were going to be traveling, I started checking out lodging options.  Since our plans were somewhat spontaneous and it’s prime traveling season, there were not a…

Dr. Peds:  Can you say “Jesus Loves Me?” Mr. TOF:  (thinking hard)  Jesus. Dr. Peds: Good Job!  Jesus . . .  loves me! Mr. TOF: (with a scowl and exasperated arms) No, Loves ME!

They started collecting wet sand in their swimsuits, which effectively stretched out their swimsuits. Luckily the material in Mr. SP’s shirt was on it’s last leg anyway, and The Banana’s didn’t stretch quite as much.   We found this mint condition swimming shirt for The Banana at a garage sale.…

In nearly every moment of his free time this summer, Mr. Sneaky Pants has either been holed up in my room where his siblings won’t bother him while he builds things with LEGOs, or he has been curled up in a corner somewhere by himself with a book.  Being by…