I have to admit, that when Mother’s Day rolled around this year, I was so caught up in party preparations, I had pretty much neglected my us...

About a month ago RedDog brought home an index cards with two lines of type on it.  He handed it to me and told me he had to learn it for s...

There's a new book on my bedside table, an early Mother's Day gift from that Hubby of mine.  Do you see it?  It's the one on the...

A year or so after we moved into the house, the Hubby and I ordered these snap on window pane grids for our sliding glass door since it wa...

Big C modeling a cravat at the Newell K. Whitney Store in Kirtland, Ohio . It has happened.  My tweenager has crossed that threshold from b...

In our house there is a universal truth, which stated is:  Ollie loves Hannie B. best of all.   It's a fact and no one tries to dispute...

When you find out at age 36 that you have a sister you never knew about , there's a bit of a learning curve that has to be dealt with. T...

Reminder: Don't forget to comment on the March giveaway { click HERE } by 5pm EST today for a chance to win the Spring banner or a set o...

Valentine's Day on a Sunday isn't my favorite. And let's face it, with the kids home from school ALL last week due to snow, I wa...

I had a lovely, low key birthday yesterday.  I spent it with my best friend and the four little people we've created together.  I got to...

What an amazing weekend we've had! This is my house after meeting up with 30 inches of snow.  Our storm {now dubbed "Snowmageddon...

Mid to late day posting is becoming all too regular around here.  I'm off kilter due to lack of sleep.  And this morning I decided it m...

Here's my firstborn yesterday trying hard to keep his breakfast down before heading off to church. He had a big case of the nerves due...

It might be a bit obnoxious that I'm choosing to mention a few Christmas presents this far into in the New Year, but you can deal with i...

The idea was this: take a picture of the family every Sunday in the year 2009. The actuality was this: 36 pictures in 52 weeks. Where are t...

What kind of mom would do this to her kid? Yeah, that'd be me! {aka: My deer little one on Christmas Eve. Get it? Deer? Like dear?} {ak...