We've moved on to duct tape, since we're out of masking tape.  Nothing stops my costume making friends.  Mr. Sneaky Pants used it in his battle ax yesterday, and we made a handle for a cardboard shield with the gray sticky stuff today.  

I got home from chorale rehearsal on Sunday night just in time for my husband to answer the phone.  It was Dot, saying she'd be at our house in ten minutes.  Surprise!  She's on her way to work out in the wilderness again, and was able to spend all day…

Long ago, when we lived in Bismarck, our neighbors had a little girl one year older than Sarah.  The little tyke was a prodigious bicycle rider (she understood the gross motor concept of pedaling at a very, very early age) and had a small bicycle of her own that the…

While I was lazily lounging around reading a book in my cozy bed this morning, my costume makers were busy making robot outfits out of some recycling supplies they came across in the garage.  They were very elaborate, actually.  Sarah's had leg holes, and a series of buttons that could…

As we were snuggling up in a fuzzy fleece blanket yesterday morning, Mr. Sneaky Pants and I were discussing two large black crows outside our patio door who were scrounging around for birdseed dropped on the ground by our resident messy squirrels.      Me:  What kind of food would…

It's creating some problems, but you can't deny that it's beautiful.  If I hadn't been getting soaking wet, my camera and I would have been out there much longer.  

After sending the eldest kidlet off to school on the bus, I snuggled on the couch next to the middle kidlet.  The Youngest kidlet didn't want to be left out, so she bounced on us, which made the middle kidlet upset.  I was so, so sleepy.  I put my head…

1.  On St. Patricks Day (referred to as "St. Pendrick's Day" by Mr. Sneaky Pants) Dr. Peds made grass green pancakes for breakfast, along with green milk.  Mr. SP was so excited to tell his teacher at preschool about his green breakfast that he nearly molted out of his skin.…

The best thing about being a Mama to two girls, is that I will have companions to take with me to the ballet for several years.  I love going to the ballet.  My husband took me the first time, to the Nutcracker for my birthday while he was in medical…

It's been 50 degrees, or almost that warm, for the last four days.  We are loving it!  It is wonderful to walk outdoors and feel like the temperature really hardly changed from being indoors.  Our windows have been open, and we are loving an indoor humidity reading of 50%, rather…