A Chicken in the Window Well

Or maybe they do, but it is the opposite of that saying that is striking my mind with such force at present. The fact that an unwatched pot ...

It's late and the kids just went to bed. They aren't really sleeping yet -- Goldie is presently yelling to tell me how she doesn...

Well, Nancy, we are excited to be here interviewing you today! Thank you. I must say though, I feel embarrassed to be receiving all of the ...

This afternoon Goldie was perched atop one of the coolers we have out for camping when she took a little tumble. I know a good mom would be ...

Summer has brought with it some fun visits with old and not so old, but far away friends. (By old I mean friends I've had for a long tim...

My growing up was not typical. It was my normal, so it never struck me as odd. Even when we'd laugh or talk about all the craziness tha...

I'm sitting here icing my ankle. I don't even know if that is what should be done, but I don't know what else to do. I'm tak...

Have I mentioned Abe's hair before? I like it kind of long and, you know, "cool." Mike likes it pretty much butched, so we jus...

Hello boy. You are one darn good and cute little fella. And, it is a good thing that you are because you still spit up insanely giant amount...

As most of you know, I am quite fond of my husband, and for many reasons, but one of my favorite things is how often he says and does little...

Shortly after I had Daisy, my brother Chris, his wife Priscilla, and my recently returned from a mission nephew Adam came to see me. What wi...

I love hearing my kids explain things to each other. They come up with much better analogies than I ever could. The other day Abe was asking...

So, I know I was promising more pictures of my humongous family from our recent reunion, but first I didn't have enough pictures, and th...

So, this is not a "pet peeve." I am sure we all have little pet peeves, but there is something about those little things that seem...

I remember at the end of my senior year my body kept trying to be sick, but what with state track, AP tests, graduation things, etc. there w...

Most of you already know I come from a large family, but maybe you haven't all seen my large family. We had a family reunion this weeken...

So, I finished War and Peace awhile back . . . or did I? Well, it is quite frustrating. You see, the story was done. The characters gone. T...

I was not joking around about these things bringing the birds. This is a common sight. Sadly they are all starting to die.(No, not the birds...