Super Rachel Zana's Spot

We were at the children’s museum, actually, when The Banana was inspired to whip out this lovely drawing.  The creation of people on paper has been a recent and fun development for her.  This one is one of my favorites:  the hair, the interesting mouth and eyes, the short little…

I scrounged around until I found 33 candles for this beautiful cake that our friends from up the street brought over.  We couldn’t celebrate Dr. Peds on the actual day of his birthday because he was busy working at the hospital, so we had our friends over yesterday for a…

The Banana looks at me reading in my bed one morning.  ” Mama, how come you are reading all the time?  ALL THE TIME.  And Daddy doesn’t even know how to read?”

Mr. Sneaky Pants was beyond excited to find a ring in his valentine bag from preschool.  Better yet, it was an edible ring, made mostly of sugar.  Rings are a very big deal around here because they are used as pirate treasure.  There tends to be a lot of quarreling…

The Kidlets haven’t ever asked for commercialized Valentines, so we make them ourselves, which means that throughout  the past week my office has been a very busy Valentine factory.  Ya Ya made her valentines for school.  Mr. SP painted some hearts with string dipped in red and purple paint to…

At half past three I told my husband I should probably start making soup for supper.  He rolled his eyes at my lack of enthusiasm, and then we stared at the youngest kidlets who were running and sliding and running and sliding on the hardwood floor, energy in terrific abundance.…

He discovered Dr. Ped’s ipod touch.  Tapping away happily, his contentment grew when Brutus climbed up for a big snuggle.

Hic.   Hic.  Hic.  Hic.  “Mama, I think I’ve got the pic-a-hucks.”

Dr. Peds arrived at the rocky beach late, from his shopping expedition.  I quickly forgave him when I realized he had brought me a warm vanilla milk drink.  However, he was not quite properly dressed for an East wind off Lake Superior, and so he borrowed The Banana's scarf to…

To burn off some pent up energy on Saturday afternoon, we went to the rocky beach with our friends from up the street.  The kids decided they were visiting Iceland, and set up a little shop in a nest of rocks where they loudly sold icicles to "customers."  Mr. Sneaky…