Super Rachel Zana's Spot

Nine days ago my babysitter’s cello teacher called needing an emergency accompanist for her son who was singing in the Nats (National Teachers of Singing) competition November 3. Although I consider myself an adequate pianist by average standards (I can play difficult music with much diligent practice) I am a…

This pretty much sums up my days: one smiling, one crying and one watching. The role varies from person to person from time to time.

Me: Can you tell me the Italian name for these notes that have dots underneath them? (staccato notes) Student: Uhmmmmmm. Spaghetti notes?

This is Hannah with Greg’s special and well loved dog named Roger.

I found this costume at the thrift store and couldn’t resist.

I am so excited about this chicken costume. Mr. Cuddles LOVES chickens. He is crazy about chickens. But he’s not so crazy about the costume. In fact, I think he’s afraid of it. After almost an hour of persuading, I finally got him to put the chicken coat on to…

Ever since I bought this princess dress on our way home from vacation, Ms. Crazy Preschooler has been wearing it every chance she can get. She borrowed the fairy wings from a friend, and uses the crown that Gramma Robbie gave her when she came to Wisconsin to visit. Today…

The weather while we were visiting the North Shore was not exactly cooperative. To be precise, it snowed quite a bit of the time, which we didn’t really mind. Hearty people from a cold climate, we just bundled up in our winter attire and went about our business of climbing…

While on vacation we stayed in a cabin that advertised itself as having “a full kitchen, equipped with pots, pans and various kitchen items to accomodate all your cooking and baking needs while staying at the North Shore.” So, we brought along food, but very few kitchen items. It turns…

We spent the greater part of last week at a cabin on the north shore of Minnesota. We happened to be there during a cold spell, but still had a chance to do some hiking and enjoy the fall colors. I discovered that I am really terrible at taking pictures…