• A New Look

    Mr. Sneaky Pants got a haircut and eyeglasses all in one day.  A couple of weeks ago he came home from school positively distraught, a pink vision screening slip in his hand that recommended further consultation from an optometrist.  Mr. SP was angry and upset because he “hadn’t planned on…

  • On the Bales

    While scrambling around looking for hidden eggs, the big kids discovered the stacks of straw bales on the farm.  The little kids discovered the big kids climbing and playing, and that started a lengthy time of leaping, sliding and scrambling. In the end everyone was covered in straw.  Even Grandma…

  • Dying Easter Eggs

    Grandma Robbie set up an egg dying station in the machine shed.  Six dozen eggs were never colored so fast.  Ever.  It was a frenzy.   Why bother using a spoon to dip the eggs when you could just use your hands?  In fact, after the eggs were all colored,…

  • Playing Baseball with Grandpa Ron

    Mr. TOF just recently discovered baseball caps.  Right before we left for North Dakota Dr. Peds bought him a special Minnesota Twins hat so that he could have a hat that matched Papa’s favorite team.  It was a very big deal.  Mr. TOF convinced Papa to play a lot of…

  • Cousins Play in the Tractor

    Mr. Trouble on Feet felt pretty apprehensive about climbing up into the tractors on the farm.  His cousins had no fear at all.  In fact, I was watching Mr. TOF and Cousin Jack play ball in the evening, and I was supposed to be supervising Cousin Connor, but after a…

  • Easter Morning: Matching Papa

    Mr. Trouble on Feet was thrilled, and I do mean thrilled, to discover that the church clothes he picked to take to North Dakota just happened to match the church clothes his papa (one of his very favorite people ever)  picked out for Easter morning.  They didn’t plan it one…

  • Tough on Footwear

    Old shoes.  New shoes.  Dr. Peds bought Mr. Sneaky Pants new shoes before school last fall.  He always buys shoes a bit big because Mr. Sneaky Pants is a growing machine.  I can’t even imagine how he’s going to go through shoes and clothes when he actually hits that boyish…