Last night, about 11 p.m., as I was dozing off to the high brow intelligence that is the programming on E!, I received a concerned text from...

A few days ago, I had a meltdown of epic proportions. Tears, crying, and, oh, did I mention the tears? I was decorating my umpteenth batch o...

I have decided to invent a new holiday. One that I'm positive can't offend all the First Americans Indians. But first? A little ba...

Image via This week, some friends and I threw a bridal shower for the daughter of another friend. Monday night, we got together at my house...

I wake up, the bright sunshine streaming through my window. In spite of the migraine that is just beginning, I am ready to take the day on....

Guess what? So it turns out that there is this crazy thing called "The Internet." And on "The Internet" there are thes...

Six or seven weeks ago, I got the phone call that no one ever wants to get. It was my dad. In a shaky voice, very different from his usuall...

I married a good man. A man who takes the trash out without being told. A man who plays games with our kids and sometimes lets them win. A...

[Gratuitous knobby-kneed Hannah shot for your symbolic title tie in viewing pleasure] As I not-so-subtly alluded to a few days ago, this wee...

I was watching my kids play in the snow last week. I watched their red cheeks, stretched tight with cold and laughter. The snow balls flew...

My kids leave soggy, wet towels on the floor in their room after a shower. My kids ignore me for hours, and choose the exact minute I pick u...

I know I have been MIA lately. Mucho apologies for that. Right now, I am in the midst of losing a battle to bronchitis, which seems to have ...

I huddled under the large umbrella, wishing for a lull in the endless, gray rain. Goosebumps covered my bare arms, and I found my thoughts d...

I have nothing for you here, my friends, but can send you elsewhere today for some of my words. Mormon Women is featuring a post I wrote ov...

We are thick in the throws of summer around here (though you'd hardly recognize it with all the thunderstorms plaguing the land) and I h...

Oh, hello there. Did you think I had forgotten you? I haven't. I was just extra busy hosting a turkey dinner, watching my sister-in-law ...

Today I wake up to the happy chatter of my kids, already at the breakfast table. The alarm has failed to go off, but the Husband is in town ...

Last night, I had something happen which confirms to me what I know, but sometimes choose to forget. I should preface this story by telling ...

My kids wake themselves up to play at the crack of dawn, and see nothing wrong with this annoying habit. My kids make their own waffles and ...

After spending a good deal of last week complaining, I thought I should spend an equal amount of time focusing on some of the good (albeit b...