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This is my son’s face right after I told him I wasn’t exactly sure if there was a sequel to the book Julie and the Wolves. We listened to the audio book on our way home from North Dakota last month and he really, really loved the book and talks…

Dr. Peds takes a bit of pride in knowing a lot about computers.  He is very good at fixing and setting things up on computers around here and for other people too.  He’s on the up and up with technology. Yesterday afternoon, I was resting on the couch, recovering from…

Opening up fun Mother’s Day Presents with my mom and three wild kidlets early in the morning Eating French toast for breakfast at my favorite “french toast making restaurant” with my mom.  Just my mom.  Dr. Peds got the kids ready and off to church for the first service. Hearing…

She was snuggled up in a big fuzzy blanket reading library books out loud to her stuffed rabbit while I was working in the kitchen.  Her story was dramatic and exciting, and quite frankly, better than the real story in the book.

The Banana and I spent about an hour making turkey dumpling soup from scratch this morning.  We turned off the burner and drove to Mr. SP’s preschool to pick him up.  He got in the car in a terrific mood.  Everyone buckled in, and we turned the first corner on…

Because of all of the hills and super narrow streets, there are NOT many good places for kids to ride a bike in my neighborhood.  This spring, however, we’ve been getting together with our friends up the street and taking the bikes to the duck pond at the cemetery nearby.…

After extensive practice, Ya Ya has figured out how to snap her fingers, which is something that I actually have never been able to figure out how to do.  It takes way too much coordination for me.  Anyway, she takes great delight in walking around snap snap snapping her fingers.

Dr. Peds, Mr. Sneaky Pants and The Banana are in North Dakota for a super fast trip to see family (Auntie Amy Texas and the cousins from Iowa, and Baby Alex, of course).  Ya Ya thought hard about the amount of time she would be spending in the car versus…

Ya Ya’s Kids Choir had their program last night at church.  It was fantastic.  Ya Ya was especially excited about it this year, and the play was super neat, and so well done.  I hesitate to even write this because it’s just going to break Grandma Robbie’s heart into tiny…

Dr. Peds had three days off from work this week (it’s just how the schedule works) and took upon himself to complete several fix-it jobs outside the house.  He fixed the cement steps on the sidewalk up to the front door, repaired the brickwork on the front, and discovered a…