Super Rachel Zana's Spot

This is the rug under the music stand in my living room. It has been a busy week!  The past two days were filled with Arrowhead Chorale concerts:  on Saturday night in Minneapolis, and Sunday afternoon in Duluth.  We have been working for six or seven weeks on a stack…

One of the highlights of Grammie's visit was the playing of "Tastes Like Chicken" (a favorite card game around here) as well as Sesame Street Uno, and Adaptive Uno (still pronounced "Huno") played with real Uno cards, including the exciting skip cards.  For a quick pre-bedtime treat, the whole crew…

This puzzle happens to be her favorite.  Today she color coordinated the design.  

We've been snuggling up the Grandma!  She arrived yesterday evening, along with a German Chocolate cake with coconut peacan frosting.  I missed the party for Dr. Peds because of a choir rehearsal, but I heard it was a success.  This morning, in addition to a lot of loves and cuddles…

Dr. Peds is having an extremely spread out birthday celebration, due to the fact that his children were so excited about giving him their present that they gave it to him early.  Almost all day today, the actual day of Dr. Peds' birthday, he was working or called in, so…

I love this image of Mr. Sneaky Pants that I caught this afternoon.  It's much better in real life, of course.  Try clicking on it to make it bigger.   Lately, this little guy has been very, very into cooking.  He's always asking me what he can do to help…

I am so excited that one of my music class families gave me these pictures, because, of course, I can't take pictures when I'm singing and dancing!  We just started a new session of music and movement classes at both of assisted living centers last week.  This time all the…

This child likes spinach.  In fact, Mr. Sneaky Pants even asks for spinach as his vegetable.  It's because he is growing at incredibly rapid rates, and I always tell him, "Stop that growing!  No more growing!  You can't get any bigger.  And no more healthy vegetables for you!  Absolutely no…

Do not disrupt the cookie eating frenzy.  Period.  

Last night, Mr. Sneaky Pants came over in front of the fire where I was crocheting and began in his very animated storytelling fashion to tell me: Mom, you know that Hannah, that disgusting Hannah that lives with us?  That one?  She doesn't like me and I don't like her.…