One of the teachers at the big kidlets’ school sewed this beautiful Renaissance princess dress and donated it to the silent auction fundraiser this fall.  The dress was the perfect size for The Banana, and her daddy bid on it and brought it home.  There was one very astonished little…

The Banana came home with her school pictures today.  We pulled out her class picture, and she spent several minutes giving me the low-down analysis of all the shoes worn by the kids in the front row on the picture. I often choose not to vote on election day, but…

A few weeks ago Mr. SP excitedly mentioned that he was working on writing a book at school when he was done with his work.  I was delighted.  Then he told me he had to keep the book hidden inside his desk and cover it up whenever his teacher walked…

She came bounding down the stairs, declaring herself ready for music class.  At some point she tried to attach a tiara to the top of her head, but it wouldn’t stay on because her hair is too fine.  She loves to be fancy.

I came back in the door from teaching music class this morning, still sweaty and red-faced from the overwarm interior temperature there.  I peeled Mr. Trouble on Two Feet out of his jacket, and turned on the stove to heat up a pot of water to cook noodles.  I walked…

You would not even believe all the energy as the kidlets and their friends zipped from one door to the next up and down the length of our street and  around the corner to one more street in my neighborhood where we know a lot of other families.  They had…

Two owls, a frog and a swamp monster.  Someone from music class actually came up with the idea of taking them to the forest for a few pictures. Seeing Mr. Trouble on Two Feet in that frog costume seriously fills me to bursting with love for him.  The frog costume…

I saw an article in the newspaper about Glensheen Mansion’s first ever Halloween event, a special tour of the grounds at night to look at more than 600 intricately carved jack-o-lanterns on display.  I thought it looked neat, but given that Dr. Peds is working all weekend, I quickly decided…

There has been a frenzy of costume preparation around here, and I was thrilled that it actually worked out that all the costumes were finished by the preschool Boo Ball, which was last night.  I wasn’t sure I was going to pull off all that sewing, even though it could…

Such a simple thing, and it kept these two entertained for the longest time.  Granted, I did a lot of cringing as they landed.  There were also a few near crashes with Mr. Trouble on Two Feet, but no one was injured and a lot of energy was used up.