Some of you might have read my post last year about Summertime Stations. This was a system we started using that absolutely, completely kept us all sane last summer. Texas summers are brutal and playing outside during the day isn’t really an option. So here is what we did to limit media time and not […]

Today is our school’s Homecoming. The football game is this evening and the dance is tomorrow. The game is, obviously, the big deal but there’s another big deal: the Homecoming Mum. That’s mum as in Chrysanthemum, not mum as in mother. It’s basically a Corsage of Insanity. They’re a tradition… Read More

My sister-in-law dragged me to a fancy cheese shop a few days ago. I’m not a huge fan of cheese (although we did have a lovely Stilton with bits of fruit in it) but cheese shops usually have chocolate too. I found a chocolate bar that I simply could not… Read More For those of you […]

I have such a love-hate with resolutions. So often I completely fail at them and then I feel like a loser. But then sometimes–not very often but once in a while–something sticks and actually becomes a habit. And then there are the years I don’t do anything and I feel like I should have at […]

We started off our third day in London by eating a lovely breakfast made at home. I was particularly in love with this egg carton we got at the grocery store around the block.   We then headed from our place in Russell Square . . . . . .… Read More

When I had my first baby and started nursing, the most surprising thing (besides feeling like my nipples were about to be sucked right off my body) was how thirsty I was all the time. My mouth felt I’d been eating ashes. I started drinking gallons of milk, water, juice,… Read More

I don’t have cancer (at least, not that I’m aware of). But cancer has been particularly brutal to those that I love and care about lately. I’ve been filled with such a swirl of emotions that I’ve really had a lot to process. In the last seven days I received word that one of my sweetest […]

You guys! I’m back! I didn’t want to tell you that I was going on a vacation for Christmas because I know there’s that crazy band of robbers who reads mommy blogs until they find one who says they’ll be gone then locates their house and steals everything (just kidding, Mom-in-law! This does not actually […]

I remember when I had little kids. There was nothing quite like a Friday afternoon when I would anxiously count down the hours until the babysitter would arrive and then I would be FREE! I didn’t even care where I went as long as no children came with me.  I… Read More

If you’ve got a houseful of bored people or just wish you lived someplace snowy, this is the perfect craft. You can’t very well go skiing on paper snowflakes but they add a nice wintery touch your house long after the Christmas decorations have been put away. They are also very addictive to make. Our […]

Finn:  “York told me that there’s a  Chupacabra in the scriptures.”  Me: “Realllllly.  I don’t recall reading that part.” Finn: “Wait, maybe it’s a Kraken that’s in the scriptures.”    Me: “Still not ringing a bell.”   Me: “Sounds like you and your brother need to go to Sunday School twice a week.”

Unlike most bloggers these days who have a charmingly dressed toddler and a sweet baby who is constantly and adorably photographed, I have tweens and teens and a couple of grown up kids. We moms of older kids are more of a silent bunch. Not because we don’t have anything… Read More

Ok, Ladies, I got a lot of “I’m going to do this!” last week, but not very many people checked back in. I’m guessing it’s because last week’s items were so easy. So let’s take it up a notch. This week we’re going to focus on clothes and hygiene. I know this stuff isn’t exactly […]

Here we go ——->>>> How did everyone do last week? I heard good things from many of you.  Unfortunately my 4:30 am wake-up call is catching up with me and I simply do not have the energy to go through my posts and hand out praise.  But those who did their bathroom duty deserve praise. […]