Chase has been working secretly in his room on a mystery project. When his masterpiece was finished, he shared it with me - it was a poem. A...

Here is Marta, the design genius , pictured left, with her twin (though they were born several years apart). She saved me from utter blog de...

I am in the midst of trying to improve the look of this little blog. I have solicited help from a fabulous designer , and you will see her ...

" It's okay, Mom, I'm responsible. I'm turning into a man now ," said McKay when discussing with me whether or not he ...

Ever crawl into bed exhausted, and your mind STARTS GOING A MILE A MINUTE AND YOU JUST CAN'T TURN IT OFF? Why do we mothers do this to o...

Forgive the close-up of my ugly, disturbingly hobbit-like feet, but I had to share my pain. See the toe right next to the baby one? I think ...

A conversation: Me: Could it POSSIBLY be zippered into one of the sofa cushions? Him: Hmm? Oh, are you still looking for that remote? Me: ...

Seeing the ob/ gyn and the dentist in the same week is way too much torture to endure in a mere seven days. For some reason, the Pinewood D...

Our t.v. remote has gone missing. And not just hiding-under-the-couch-cushions-missing, but gone without a trace. Now for some, this might ...

Don't you just hate it when you step into an elevator and stumble upon the worst B.O. you've ever smelled in your life? Unfortunatel...

Today was a horrible day. It started to all go awry this morning at my long-overdue haircut. I have yet to find a hair cutting person here t...

H: "I've got some important work to do today." Me: Oh, really? What is that? H: "I've got to practice being beautiful...

I won. Yep, I finally convinced Josh to skip church and take us all to Disneyland. We headed up to Anaheim very early yesterday morning (lea...

So it's our anniversary today, and in honor of that, I thought I would post 13 things I love about you...one for every fantastic year to...

When browsing Barnes & Noble, it is wise to keep track of the time, especially if you are supposed to pick your daughter up from pre-sch...

Hannah (as a lot of 4-year- olds have been known to do) frequently puts her shoes on the wrong feet. She did it today, and I gave my usual ...

Josh was able to make McKay's baseball game tonight, arriving about halfway through. McKay, seeing his father pull up, eagerly ran over ...

My kids have half-days all this week due to parent/teacher conferences ( OH GOODY was my first reaction), but we made the most of it by head...

When Josh says he's sick, HE'S TRULY SICK. When Josh is sick, he probably should not drive himself to the doctor. Josh + a 105-degre...

Well, it's been a crazy 24 hours. For those of you who haven't heard, my Josh is one sick puppy. Wednesday night he came home from...

I get so inundated with questions from the little Hannah around here, that I decided to pull out a notebook and pen to document the crazy th...

Miscellaneous-Mum came up with a great idea that I found out about from a very darling Housewife . The concept is this - write a letter to ...

I hate homework time. I should love it more, I know, but it's my least favorite time of day. I don't mind spending time with my darl...

When attempting to break bits of chocolate in a glass bowl for melting, do not use the pointy end of a pair of scissors. It WILL BREAK THE B...

Inspired by my friend, Annie , here is a list (and we all know how much I love a good list): I wish I... didn't love food so much. could...

I got a call from a friend yesterday warning us that they have lice. That's right, I said lice. And we have spent time playing with thes...

"So when's your baby due? " "Actually, I'm not pregnant. " "Oh. But you look so...SKINNY! " Don't...

It happened again last night - I got the sniffly , groggy Chase at my bedside around two a.m. - telling me he was having "the pain....

Hannah, oh Hannah. I looked at you today and realized that you are growing up - right before my eyes. It seems like just yesterday that we f...

When I have out-of-town visitors and we are planning outdoor activities, a freakishly large rainstorm will blow in, rain ALL DAY, and ruin o...