• What I Learned in August

    Some research shows that mosquitos can detect the blood sugar levels of their victims from a distance of up to 50 feet away, and they go after the sweet people. I learned to identify dragon fly larvae and mosquito larvae. A cooper is a person who crafts barrels. Messrs is…

  • Learning to Talk

    There are so many reasons why age three is just one of my favorite ages for kids.  I love all the personality that starts showing its face at age three and all the thinking skills that start to develop.  Some of those thinking skills are maybe there before age three,…

  • A Glimpse of the Future: An Odorous Affair

    Dr. Peds said to Mr. Sneaky Pants:  Now, whenever you change your shirt and pants or shorts because they are dirty, that’s a good time to switch out your underwear for a clean pair, too.  Then you don’t end up stinky. Mr. SP;  Dad, I’m just practicing for when I…

  • A Quick Trip Up the North Shore

    Grandma Kathy was visiting, and we decided to take a mini overnight trip up the North Shore.  When the decision was made that we were going to be traveling, I started checking out lodging options.  Since our plans were somewhat spontaneous and it’s prime traveling season, there were not a…

  • Today at Church

    Dr. Peds:  Can you say “Jesus Loves Me?” Mr. TOF:  (thinking hard)  Jesus. Dr. Peds: Good Job!  Jesus . . .  loves me! Mr. TOF: (with a scowl and exasperated arms) No, Loves ME!

  • 2013 Sunday Night at the Beach: Part Seven

    They started collecting wet sand in their swimsuits, which effectively stretched out their swimsuits. Luckily the material in Mr. SP’s shirt was on it’s last leg anyway, and The Banana’s didn’t stretch quite as much.   We found this mint condition swimming shirt for The Banana at a garage sale.…

  • A Summer Filled with Reading

    In nearly every moment of his free time this summer, Mr. Sneaky Pants has either been holed up in my room where his siblings won’t bother him while he builds things with LEGOs, or he has been curled up in a corner somewhere by himself with a book.  Being by…

  • At the Cabin Part 10: Miscellaneous Images

    Auntie Amy Texas was in charge of supper one night.  She even had a clipboard. Someone really loves corn on the cob! The kitchen in the cabin is teensy tiny, and one evening the three little cousins were determined to be underfoot, so Auntie Dot lured them behind the table…