The holiday on Monday kind of messed me up. I walked around all day yesterday thinking it was Monday. My obliviousness continued as I was si...

Our neighborhood does not contain a whole lot of children. We did not know that fact when we chose to purchase this home. We (like all the ...

He walks through the door, dropping his jacket and backpack in a large heap behind him. I trip over his shoes as I bend down to grab the wr...

Oh, internet. Words cannot begin to express my gratitude at your heartfelt empathy, sympathy, and love on my behalf. You are just plain go...

I am not a glass half-full kind of girl. I would like to be, but it is just not in my nature. For example: A bad haircut can dissolve my s...

There is a new master in my life: Thanks to the Hannah, I have been made to be accountable for my sins: Apparently , girlfriend doesn't ...

Last Sunday, I noticed my middle child limping and hobbling on our way into church. Crabby, tired, and short on patience, I told him to kno...

Travelin' Oma wrote a very thought-provoking post yesterday. She talked about assessing whether the posts we write are real reflecti...

Hi. My name is Christie, and I am a food-a-holic. Hi, Christie. (That was your line, by the way) I have spent the better part of the last s...

Last week, as we do every year, we celebrated the Husband's birthday and Father's Day - all within a few days of each other. He has ...

Ever have one of those weeks where you feel like you have totally 'effed up most of it? Like maybe you (and your family) would have been...

To my three babies, In light of a certain situation that took place this afternoon, I feel compelled to issue you a public apology and a pl...

Remember how a few days ago , I was all on top of my business and shouting "yes, I can" from the rooftops? Nothing like a little s...

Today after running on the treadmill (or what I like to call "Attempting to burn what I will eat at the Great Cookie Swap of 2007"...