When I was visiting my family last week, Jack had so much fun cooking crazy food for monsters using a really fun ipad app.  I knew immediately after watching him slice, blend, boil and fry various vegetables, fruit, and meat that the app would be perfect for Mr. TOF, who…

We can’t visit Valley City without exploring both of the amazing thrift stores.  Valley City has the best thrift stores I have ever shopped at.  The prices are half those of other second hand stores, and both thrift stores are enormous.  You just never know what you might find thrifting…

The kidlets stayed with Grandma Kathy while I went to be with my family and attend my grandma’s memorial service.  As always, there were many things to do at Grandma Kathy’s house.  They helped feed the horses, played with Dot’s dog, revisited all their favorite toys, took baths in the…

He was delighted to spot the comics section in the printed newspaper while staying at Grandma Kathy’s.  This boy loves the comics.  He doesn’t like being interrupted.

I might have more of images of these wonderful people to post later, when I do more editing.  My mom and dad recently vacationed in the Bahamas, and brought back a little flute and a maraca for my nephews.  I LOVE this last image, my incredible, winsome sister-in-law (how much…

My Grandma Jan passed away last week, and the last few days have been filled with a trip to and from  North Dakota (and all the packing and unpacking that involves) and time spent remembering the incredibly unique person that my grandma was with other people from my family.  I…

Usually when the kidlets come in the door from school they immediately ask for a snack.  And I usually immediately reply with the command to get an apple or orange out of the fridge,  to grab a banana, or make a mixture with nuts and raisins.  But sometimes I’m in…

  For years and years and years, nearly every time I fold my laundry I have had a preschooler around to help hand me hangers as I get all of my shirts ready to hang in the closet.  Being in charge of the hangers was The Banana’s favorite job, and…

On Valentines Day I was blessed by spending the morning teaching music class at the assisted living centers, and after coming home and making a delicious peanut butter sandwich on my favorite bread from my favorite bakery (Mr. TOF and I stop there every Thursday after music class) I tucked…

I took these images a week ago, actually, after several days of powdery, lake effect snow.  Lake effect snow always feels different to me, fluffier and special.  Since then we’ve had a bigger snowfall of wet heavy snow that packed in on a warmer day this week and then froze…