Super Rachel Zana's Spot

A couple of weeks ago I was searching for something in the corner of my attic, and I came upon a box that I'd brought here from North Dakota and stuck way in the back behind a bunch of other stuff.  I opened it up, and inside was my collection…

I wish I could tell you that this young lady's birthday began with a perky mother happily preparing breakfast before the sun even thought about rising, but in fact, the day started at 5:30 a.m. when Sarah and the Banana climbed in bed with me, begging for me to cook…

Tinkertoys have been all the rage here this week.  This is The Banana, supermodel extraordinaire, showing off her sculpture that her big brother and sister assisted her in making.  She has titled it "Spin" because, of course, it spins.  I believe she put in the spinning spindles herself.  

Here are just a couple of snapshots that I quick, quick, quick took before the mad dash off to church on Christmas Eve afternoon.  (We have a 4:00 service, and I had to be there at 3:00 for some music things).  Even though it was the middle of the afternoon,…

Dr. Peds was on call on Christmas, yesterday, and delayed at the hospital, so in the early afternoon I sat down at the table with three ravenous kidlets to a plate of roasted ham and creamy mashed potatoes and steamed carrots.  Mr. Sneaky Pants put down his fork after inhaling…

I am so happy to report that I've already taken the meat out of the freezer to unthaw for tonight's Christmas Eve supper.  I have a lot of difficulty remembering to take meat out of the freezer.  While I'm thinking of it I should probably go down and take the…

Sarah's second front tooth fell out two weeks ago, but I haven't convinced her to let me take a picture of it until today, when I bribed her with a piece of Scandanavian almond cake.  (She liked it so much she decided that's what she wants for her birthday cake.)…

1.  This is the weekend for the Arrowhead Chorale Holiday Concert series, the preparation for which has brought considerable anxiety to me over the past few weeks, and feverish practicing.  The concert consists of a four course meal, separated by sections of music.  While the audience eats, various chorale members…

When Auntie Dot came for Thanksgiving, she delivered a bag of craft supplies that Grandma Kathy had found at the thrift store (I assure you, Valley City North Dakota has the BEST thrift shopping in the entire midwest region).  In the treasure trove of fun supplies was a little zip…

Last Friday Sarah sang "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" along with the rest of the first grade classes at her school who performed three times during the day  as part of the holiday concert.  In the middle of the piece, there was an interlude for kazoos, so the 90 first graders…