Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Does he use discretion?  Rarely.  Do I love him to pieces anyway?  Yes.

It is May. Our spring is late, late, late.  But yesterday it was 62 degrees at supper time!   There is still a lot of snow on the ground in our backyard, but we shoveled out the deck and we’ve turned it into a summer oasis! It’s always great to…

We love going to the Art Institute’s family art day.  It’s such a fun place to create in, with huge windows and floors and surfaces that can get wonderfully messy.  It’s so fun to watch the materials on hand being transformed into so many unique creations, and its a place…

If you look carefully, you will find the resident toddler sleeping somewhere in that mess of blankets. These bunk beds went up about two weeks ago, much to Mr. Trouble on Feet’s extreme excitement.  He was so happy to move into a room with Mr. Sneaky Pants, and absolutely thrilled…

Earlier in the week, when it was warm and the snow was rapidly melting, Mr. TOF discovered the joy of shedding a few layers of clothing.  He did this without any help from anyone else, and spent hours running around in just his underwear.  He jumped.  He leaped.  He  did…

He calls her “SSSSssssss” or sometimes “SSssszzzzzzzzzzaaaa.”  He loves spending time with her, and she knows more tricks to playing with him than I do.

Grandma Robbie came bearing a freezer full of meat on Saturday afternoon and spent the night before driving back to North Dakota the next morning.  The kidlets put on a dramatized version of the Wizard of Oz for her entertainment, and we all played outside almost all of the afternoon…

When I was in the eleventh grade, my good friend Tiffany gave me an orange as a present one day.  I stuffed it in the side pocket of my backpack to eat later, and then never did eat it, because it was so nice of her to have given it…

Let’s just say that YaYa’s patience with Mr. TOF continues to amaze me every day.  No one else in the house, including myself, would be brave enough to let him loose with a hairbrush.  He was SO happy.