Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Before the really chilly weather hit, and the ground was covered by an inch or so of fluffy white snow (which has thankfully melted, although it sounds like more is on its way) the kidlets and I embarked on a hike in Lester Park.  Two kidlets were very happy about…

The Banana once again exhibits her love for well chosen accessories:

After agonizing all afternoon about the logistics of the potluck dinner at church and what in the world I might actually bring, since I had very little ingredients around the kitchen to work with and my heart was absolutely NOT captivated by the idea of cooking in the first place,…

The Banana and I were outside playing, making red maple leaf sandwiches and running around in circles, when she took a little break and pulled out her plastic toy cell phone to make a call to Sophie, our former babysitter who departed to Indiana several months ago now.  The Banana…

We were in the car on our way to pick up Mr. Sneaky Pants from preschool.   The Banana:  What color is Noah's preschool? Me:  Do you mean the outside? The Banana:  Yes. Me:  (Envisioning the brick exterior of the church that houses the preschool)  We'll it's brown.  Dark brown.…

It's fall, and the mice are on the move.  More specifically, the mice are on the move into our house.  We have an old house, and this is just to be expected.  I don't really get very alarmed about the notion because there isn't anything I can do about it.…

Music class started this week.  It is always so fun to see everyone coming together in the same room after much gathering and planning and coordinating that takes place at my desk for a few weeks before the start of class.  On the first day of Thursday class, one little…

On Friday morning I asked The Banana and Mr. Sneaky Pants if they would rather paint pictures on big pieces of paper at home or go and climb their favorite tree at Hartley Nature Park.  They picked the tree, hands down, instantly.  This didn't really surprise me very much.  We…

I'm just loving these pictures of Ya Ya.  They capture her personality.  Serious one second.  Wild with maniacal laughter the next second.  Second grade is going so well for her.  I'm so relieved.  And happy.  

They were so very delighted to have gotten through the gate first and and to have locked me inside the fence in the flower garden.