Joe's on vacation this week, so while he's home with the littles, I seized the opportunity to visit one of my favorite places on ear...

On a day where there is a lot of red to be seen and a lot of talk about equality, politics, love, marriage, definitions, and more, this ...

"I was potty training." It's a legitimate excuse for the way my house looks today, the fact that dinner was late and not ver...

Over the last couple of days, I have been catching glimpses of the future. And it looks pretty bright. For the past eight years I have bee...

My six year old daughter, Jeigh, and I performed in our church talent show tonight! I just can't stop grinning about it! She was abs...

This week we discovered that my four year old niece has Celiac Disease  and Type I Diabetes. I really can only half way imagine what her par...

...to cuddle with your teddy bear.

Cee put herself down for a nap. Elle is gone to preschool. The house is clean. The laundry and dishes are done. The treadmill's not ...

...and Dee, Jeigh, Elle, and Cee of course. Oh, and Joe! He's home and balance has once again been restored to the universe. Pink ey...

My birthday is in exactly one month. I've been pondering on how I can use this one special day of the year devoted to me to my advanta...

Thanks to my high school English teacher I will forever remember March 15th as " The Ides of March " or...the day Julius Caesar wa...

We miss our Daddy/husband. Sure, we're grateful for a good job that supports our household and that he is doing well in his career and...

Ugh. Ugh. UGH! I have been whining so much. Are you sick of me? Because I'm sick of me. Sure, life has been a struggle for us lately...

So Cee has croup. Elle has a lingering cough that keeps her and Jeigh awake at night. Dee has a tooth growing in on top of a baby to...

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...

Most of my day has been consumed with taxiing children around, washing dishes, and starting THIS project up. Aaaand I'm done for the d...

It's been a rough week. I'm not really sure what sparked it. Unless...it was this really glorious moment on Monday night when du...

Yikes. It's kind of Debbie Downer today, but life isn't always puppies and rainbows. Especially when sleep deprivation is involved. ...

I was feeling rather guilty about missing my Monday run. The weather was warm. Weeelll...warm- ER . And my two little ones were constant...

Watching "The Walking Dead" makes me want to beef up on my food storage. And guns. Lots and lots of guns. --------------------- ...