Super Rachel Zana's Spot

My daughter, Sarah, is a skilled Uno player.  She strategizes at Uno just like her dad, who taught her nearly everything he knows about playing Uno.  Mr. Sneaky Pants, it seems has plans to follow in pursuit.  For a long time, he has been enamored of Sarah and Greg's Uno…

Thursday was a rough day.  The Banana did not want to leave the assisted living center where we have music class and threw a fit about getting in the car.  Then she threw a fit about getting out of the car at Mr. Sneaky Pants' preschool.  Mr. Sneaky Pants threw…

When I went to parent teacher conferences last night, this note was waiting for me in Sarah's work-to-look-at folder: November 7, 2008 Dear Mom and Dab, I love you. Love your especially best, loveist Sarah.  

There is just something about a toddler and sunglasses.  Maybe it's the not so secret desire to be like a movie star and be the center of attention.  Maybe it's how they believe to the core of themselves that they are most certainly glamorous and aren't afraid to show it.…

The days of grey skies, grey ground, grey trees, and a vast grey Lake Superior have arrived.  Inside, we huddle around our fireplaces more.  Our big fluffy fleece blankets get a workout as we snuggle together on the futon reading books more.  There are three down comforters on our bed,…

The start of first grade this fall has been a struggle for me.  It has been hard to let go of educating my little bug all day long.  There have been so many frustrating moments from the difficult transition of my daughter back into her home environment after school to…

We're behind on leaves.  Voraciously behind.  The truth of the matter is that we'd rather play in the leaves than load them up and haul them away.  This is the ever helpful Banana raking the leaves back into a pile so her crazy siblings can run across the yard and…

This is actually the costume I wore for Halloween in second grade!  My mom sewed it for me out of one of her old leotards and some material her cousin gave her.  Last year at Halloween my mom mailed this costume along with the pioneer costume Sarah wore for Halloween…

Do you feel like I post a lot of running pictures on this blog?  That's because my kids are running ALL the time.  They are constantly in motion.  On Halloween morning by courageous knight and his companion, the dancing chicken princess were burning off some energy before leaving for music…

I believe I've mentioned before how The Banana has her own ideas about wardrobe choice.  In our house, we use our Halloween costumes year round for dressing up.  At the beginning of fall I was rummaging around in the attic and came across Mr. Sneaky Pants' old chicken costume.  Because…