Super Rachel Zana's Spot

I’m loving wildflowers!  Lupine, buttercups, Queen Anne’s lace, daisies, those adorable orange flowers that I don’t know the name of.  It’s a good time to be a wildflower. Our host daughter from Eastern Europe is back to spend the summer with us through Project 143.  I’m so happy she’s back.…

Sibling love.

Camp Aunt Rachel for Cousin Katherine ended midway through the week right after our school dismissed.  Dr. Peds drove to the extended family cabin on the other side of Minnesota to take her back, and pick up Cousin Alex who came for his session of Camp Aunt Rachel.  Both visits…

We squeezed a lot into Camp Aunt Rachel, but of course we didn’t have time to do everything we wanted to do.  One evening I asked Cousin Katherine if she would rather go to the beach, go hiking, or make play dough.  It was a really tough decision, but she…

When you spot that last chocolate chip no one knew was there in the trail mix your cousin is holding . . .  

When Cousin Katherine was visiting, all the kidlets dressed up in costumes to visit the tower.  Dressing up to visit the tower was something my kidlets loved to do when they were little, and when I mentioned that it might be a fun activity for Camp Aunt Rachel, all four…

Cousin Katherine was visiting for Camp Aunt Rachel!  Because the evening was more than slightly crazy, we ended up getting to the beach pretty late, and since we didn’t have  very much time, we headed to the rocky beach, because the route from home was the simplest and probably the…

The trees are blooming.  The lilacs are beautiful.  There are leaves on the trees.  The whole city is enjoying the weather.

In the midst of the last week of school, The Banana had 3 different recitals, a violin audition, and four long choir rehearsals to get ready for choir tour this week.  Her itinerary was more than slightly crazy, and when it all ended on Thursday, she was left with a…