In an effort to not get a year behind on the life documentation that was once this blog, I cannot let a post about spring break go unwritten...

Last night we had our church Trunk-or-Treat party. Which, as many of you know, is basically just 75 kids running around on a sugar high begg...

The Real Bloody Mary, image via As I mentioned a few days ago, we are in the middle of The Remodel . Now before any of you hunt off to searc...

Today's lesson in the culinary arts comes from Chase. When you want to make a shake after a long, hard day at school, it is wise to reme...

This morning, both my boys got up with their alarm clocks. And by alarm clocks, I mean me tramping down the hall and telling them to get up....

This afternoon, my boys came begging to have a lemonade stand. Seeing as how we had zero lemons in the house, and I had zero desire to driv...

Dear Chase, Please consider yourself very fortunate that you inherited genetics which would assemble in such a way as to provide ...

Chase has recently begun sprouting the beginnings of a mustache on his upper lip. It is thrilling to everyone, of course, except his older b...

The other day while ignoring my children practicing hands-off parenting, I was interrupted in my reverie when a vehicle ran over my foot. I...

Last week, I shared with you the Husband's brilliant idea for spring break. Remember how I told you we handed our kids a pile of cash a...

The other day I had a very memorable conversation with Chase. It went a little something like this: Me: Ha ha hee hee ha ha ho! Him: Hey,...

When Hannah was about two, she got into a little bit of trouble. I found her one afternoon, standing at the open door of the fridge, eating...

How many of those words came out yelling? Answer? A lot. Today was a faow day [pronounced faux, as in fake snow day]. You know, the kind w...

Yesterday afternoon I was folding the laundry. Movement out in the backyard caught my eye, and I looked up in horror at the sight. My secon...

Last week, McKay got his braces on. In case you lost count, that makes TWO children in orthodontia. (Ah, money. How I miss you. We used t...

Now that school is in full swing, I have been trying to get my routine put together. I forget with the chaos of summer how much I love a ri...

I remember the first time I saw this commercial. I really liked it then and mentally praised the brilliant ad agency who came up with such ...

Let's just say you happened to get together with some friends last night, had a spectacular time, and ended up staying out until the wee...

Lately I've noticed my kids doing some weird things. Since I know that my personality contains NO weirdness whatsoever, I can only assum...

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...