I’m not really one to make ‘new year’s resolutions’ mostly ‘cause I’m not one to keep them. But as I was rushing around today - as usual - I...

when everyone talks to your 'poor little sick dog' (who just trashed your house, necessitating an emergency carpet cleaning. Poor d...

Tonight we were in the middle of another building project - shelves, this time - (it's almost sad how proficient we have become at shelf...

I finished it! For my first real quilt, I'm pretty happy with it. ~ I used this gal's tutorials - which are excellent, I thought! I...

“I have sort of an odd question. Is there, by any chance, a metallic primer of some sort that one could use to make a surface that magnets w...

we call it real life montessori ~ oh and the turtles ? Lily can match up all 12 pairs! She's quite pleased with herself! We're pr...

I think we may have another perfectionist on our hands. ~ My doctor wanted to run a strip on the girl this morning just to make sure things ...

Well, not so rare as a brilliant crescent moon and Venus and Jupiter like we saw last week and won't appear together in that configurati...

The only thing worse than having a houseful of sick kids is Momma being sick right along with them. while 7 1/2 months pregnant. :-( At le...

When your 20 month old is sewing with you and you give her scraps and a pin, you might oughta think twice about holding pins in your mouth ~...

How has it been five years? This is one of my favorite pictures of Jeremiah's first days. I suppose it would drive a photographer nuts b...

It was bittersweet. We were, after all, finally beginning to realize our dream; but we’d taken a few steps backwards to do it. ~ We fel...

Yesterday Jeremiah came and got me. "Come to your room, Mom, there's a surprise for you!" As I walked to the room (all 10 step...

Ever since reading the book Mommy, Teach Me I've been mildly interested in Montessori. I certainly don't agree with all the philosop...

I am too easily thrilled; not that that's a bad thing... ~ After months of procrastinating (for really no good reason -I was dreading de...

Tyler came home with a bag of these the other day I'd never had them before. They are good! Nothing like the original Dove dark chocol...

still a favorite job!

who just went peepee on the potty?!? ~ Ironically enough just a few minutes ago I was picking out more diaper fabric and snaps 'cause th...

as I type, Tony is driving for the very first time by himself. ~ You go, Ton' use your road rage if you have to. Love you, Bud ~ sniff

Off the top of my head there are four perfect ways to greet the day. Of course, this has changed over the years.... ~ The first would be snu...

Once upon a time in the old house in a world that seems far far away I decorated for seasons & holidays. Not a ton, mind you but you cou...

I am so tickled with myself! I don't know why I didn't think of this years ago! Actually I probably did and then promptly forgot my...

Dr’s appointment today. From now on, they’re every two weeks. Ugh But today’s was good. ~ See Little Bit isn’t much of a mover & shaker....

You know those 1st trimester can’t sleep even though you’re exhausted and can’t even open your eyes nights? I don’t really miss those nights...

I just got a package! Now if I were like my friend Sandy I would have waited till this evening to open it but alas I am not. I am me. So I q...

Tyler was 'singing'. Rather annoyingly, in my opinion. Of course, to be perfectly fair, it has been a long day and my nerves and ear...

Whaddya think??

It has been a l o n g day! Tomorrow will be even longer. Crackdown! To be entirely honest, it should have come months ago but the whole thi...

"yeah" "Do you want to do it again?" "No!" Not so with Josiah! "Was that fun?" "That was muc...