What a perfectly normal, perfectly imperfect, perfectly wonderful day. I snuck in a quick treadmill run this morning. Second one for the w...

With a young, growing family we're always looking for ways to simplify and keep costs down, whether it's Christmas Day or just a...

Little Cee woke up this morning and decided it was really, truly time to potty train. Actually, she's had that in mind for awhile. It...

On Saturday evening, right before dinner, the 6 year old, Jeigh, threw a shoe up in the air (???). What goes up, must come down. On her f...

Joe is coming home today! He's been out of town all week and I can't help but laugh at myself as I clean the house from top to botto...

I started running last year because I was fat. And I was fat because...Well, I'm still figuring that one out. But don't worry a...

Nine years ago today... ...he showed up on my doorstep wearing his Sunday best. It was almost nine o'clock. I had on my baggy, blue a...

Back in my elementary school days all the kids were absolutely nuts about this stuff called Peanut Butter Candy. Me...Not so much. I was eve...

Every so often I come across a worn, yellowed sheet of paper. It just seems to magically turn up as I am sorting and filing paperwork. It...

The Christmas season of 2002 I lived in a very large, very old, creaky, drafty house with four other college girls. The house was in appalli...

(Ethel Blanch Green) When my great-grandmother was a single young woman, she was a nurse transferring up to Port Angeles, Washington. Her tr...

All the great music has to be my favorite part of the holidays. I sure wish we could listen to it all year long. I suppose then we wouldn...

If I was being honest (and please forgive me ahead of time if I am being too honest for your tastes, but...) I kinda miss the days when... I...

We are in the midst of potty training at our house this week. Don't worry! I won't be posting any "specimens" today. Looks...

People ask me all the time if my kids ride the bus to school. When I tell them no, the response is usually the same: " Oh that's to...

...but you can't take the thrift store out of the girl. Oh the glorious day I had yesterday! Thanks to this bold and creative lady over...