Best Friends: A Boy and His Dog

We found this giant zucchini at a farm stand while in New Jersey last week. It cost $1.50, not per pound – total! (Zucchini here at home runs about $1.99 a pound!) We are going to make zucchini bread this weekend: several loaves, I’d say!

What better way to celebrate Father’s Day than with a bruncheon at Perona Farms, the restaurant where Patrick and I had our wedding reception almost 13 years ago! After all, without that wedding, of which the reception following was a part, we would not have been celebrating Father’s Day with our two little ones this…

I dislike last minute plans. I am, always have been, and likely always will be a planner; I need plenty of notice and sufficient time to plan for whatever activity is in the works. I know this about myself, so why is it that I am unable to either avoid last minute plans or to…

Connor:  It’s too beautiful to be inside today, right Mommy? Me (thinking, “It is sunny and only 90 degrees outside”):  Yes, Connor. Connor:  I’m not going to ask to do computer until after bathtime today. That good, Mommy? Me (stifling an “I know where this is coming from” giggle):  Yes, Connor. And he didn’t.  He…

After an unwitting holdout (we really didn’t know what Webkinz were), two Webkinz have joined our family: a dalmatian named Missy and a frog named Patrick Frog. The boys spent the good part of today registering their new friends, setting up their animals’ rooms, and shopping for their new pets. Shopping for “my Missy” was…

Last night’s storm did indeed cool things off a bit, and today was a lovely day with bright skies and a warm breeze. We decided to take advantage of the break in the heat to visit nearby Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, a beautiful 95-acre garden paradise. We first visited Meadowlark with a homeschool co-op last Fall….