"Mom, I'll be outside..."

after "I don't know how many" days of rain
I give up!
yes, you can go play outside!
the pool might be closed but the back yard is OPEN!
go play, I mean, swim!

Americana

americana - a fixture of America such as hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet
and dare I add "football" and "cheerleaders"?
I never dreamed that my daughter would dress as one and prance around with pom poms and cheer for a football team!!!
it's just so "American"
then I found myself online looking at colleges
my kids could go to any of these
I love that freedom
maybe it's not as bad as it could be
she does look absolutely adorable in that outfit!

Summer is Over

The hiatus is about to end.
Stay posted.
Dokomo will be back soon!

Happy Day!

Mama's Day

By Gus

The boys went downstairs and made pancakes

Henry got to stir the batter

I put in the strawberries

Then we ate breakfast

Mom opened her presents

We went swimming at the creek

It was coooold!

We had a good time

When we went back we played all the rest of the day.

I love Mama.

That's the end, like it?

Spring Cleaning

for several days every spring I have an ant problem

they sprout wings and swarm

somehow a few hundred find their way into my house

entering through every crevice they can find

usually I declare war and sit there and kill them

there's really no need because they die in half an hour or so anyways

but this year I was a genius and called in a secret weapon

THE LADIES

they happily ate every ant in sight

I wonder if they will do the same for our mosquito this summer?