This is the first year in many when I haven’t felt completely overwhelmed by the idea of Christmas looming in the distance. There have alwa...

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I didn't spend too much time making the heads look right for this movie, but it is still pretty funny. Enjoy! Don't send a lame Holi...

I decided to make Christmas cards after all. I spent the bulk of yesterday evening working on the outside photo portion, and then spent the...

T and I have been married for 10 years. We have sent out Christmas cards each and every one of those years. The first card was a photo car...

I've never liked that term. I am the proud owner of big old muscular calves. Even if managed to shrink from my current size 6 frame I wo...

It is winter here in the frozen north. We've gotten enough snow this week that I have traded in my morning outdoor runs for morning tre...

My kids lead very sheltered lives. They watch the majority of their TV shows from recordings on our DVR, PBS kids live, sometimes Playhouse...

I have been absent from this blog. I blame work. I blame the kids. I blame everything else in my life, oh and I blame myself. I have no ...

The Boy started preschool this year. It has been an interesting time. The first few weeks he was completely thrilled with school, asking e...

I just had to share the great success we had with the Super Why costume. T's Mom made the costume basically from scratch, and without a ...

It is my last night away from home this week. I miss my own bed, my kids, my husband, and just being able to change into comfy yoga pants u...

I’ve ready many blog posts in this spirit, and since I am struggling for inspiration lately I thought I would create one of my own. I was r...

Move over Tyrone, Tasha, Uniqua, Austin, and Pablo , you’ve been replaced as the most beloved in our DVR line-up. Super Whyatt (not my spel...

I know that when the kids are behaving horribly it only makes matters worse when I get angry. If I get angry, they sense it, and their behav...

Upper left: The Boy on his first day of school Upper right: The Girl demonstrates her shirt over her head skills Bottom row: Hanging at the ...

The Boy is four years old, and just maybe a pound or two shy of 40 pounds. Our current carseat situation includes a grand total of four car...

I was recently shopping for some fall clothing for my kids (at Target). The Girl needed some new pants and a few long-sleeved shirts that d...

I wrote this post several months ago, but never published it, then came back to it again a few months later and still didn't publish it....

As we felt summer coming to an end a few weeks back, T decided that The Boy really needed to have the opportunity to use the fishing pole he...