Super Rachel Zana's Spot

The most historical replica of Christopher Columbus’ favorite ship, the Nina is docked at our port this week. When I first heard that it would arrive several weeks back, I was bound and determined to not only pay the admission fee and hop aboard to check out its nooks and…

Having an artist for a great grandmother, who painted nice scenery but seriously enjoyed a wicked abstract painting, and growing up next door to my grandmother who paints amazing artwork that is, well, down right strange by conventional standards, I have a healthy appreciation for abstract art. I really enjoy…

I have a cookbook that a friend from Wisconsin gave me before we moved with all the recipes my favorite restaurant in town used. I have been so excited about finally knowing how to make his amazing granola! Interestingly enough, all the recipes in the book are written for restaurant…

Yesterday Dr. Peds was playing ball in the front yard with Mr. Perpetual Mess. He kicked the ball, and it soared up into one of our very aged pine trees and stayed there. He retrieved a second ball and threw it up in the tree to knock down the first…

Mr. Perpetual Mess BEGS to wear these little barrettes that belong to his sister, and she gets so furious, chastising him until she’s nearly in tears that boys are not supposed to be wearing barrettes. I let him wear them around because it makes him happy, and he’s very confident…

I can’t believe I actually have one of these in my yard. My husband is seriously obsessed with disc golf. He has frisbees upon frisbees, treated as most precious objects, stored ever so carefully so that they don’t bend, warp or scratch in order to fly with perfect prediction. For…

We had a super Independence Day, although the early morning was a bit rough. I woke up extremely grumpy, so grumpy and grouchy, in fact, that my husband ended up getting out of bed when I was in the middle of doing kid breakfast so that I could crawl back…

I’ve been busy the last few days doing things that just don’t seem to be of any interest of all. Today Ms. Crazy Preschooler and I went shopping at Target, Barnes and Nobles and the craft store. We splurged and had a grilled cheese sandwhich and a treat at Barnes…

We’ve been doing several art projects on the deck the last few days. The weather has been beautiful, so we’ve been hiking and hiking, and smearing a lot of paint around.