These past few days, it's been all I can do to stay awake and sew like my hair is on fire--which, thankfully, it is not in real life....

Friday night. I know I'm supposed to be writing this blog post in the morning, not at night. Oh, well, the goal is to write for 10...

"The lights are on, nobody's home." Kris is DJ-ing songs downstairs. That particular refrain is a country song and can't really be sung...

Note: This is a combination of two days of writing. A couple of sweetheart girls picked the most beautiful bouquet for me. Kara spent...

A Napple crisp is the perfect way to use up a binful of apples. They were starting to get mushy anyway. It was an 80F degree day today,...

I totally forgot to write yesterday. What I did accomplish, after a full day of sewing, was a campfire with Kris, then more sewing the...

We have a little artist in our family. Kara, instead of going to bed, has been painting. I don't want to discourage her creativity, but...

Look at the visitor we had! After a quick search of Mr. Google, we found out this is an Imperial moth. He stayed on our window for...

I take a walk or bike ride most days or evenings around our neighborhood, paying attention to the sights and sounds--sometimes the...

Well, I messed up the past two days with skipping writing. Anyway, here's a recap of the weekend, plus every mother's struggle to get out...

Sunday turned into a nice day at church, a grilled steak lunch at home (Kris cooked everything!), then swimming for the kids at Aunt K's...

A picture of blank floor and wall space is unremarkable except for when it's a rare sight as in the case today. I'm taking a break from...

I bought this mug in South Carolina. To me, it looks like sand and ocean, so I think fondly of South Carolina beaches whenever I use it....

What makes a house a home? My sister posed a version of that question on Facebook, and instead of answering there, I'm going to respond...

I've given up the wheat bread fight. Growing up, we had delicious, homemade wheat bread, or we had the wheat bread from the store. I've...

I fell asleep with Kal before writing yesterday. Anyway, today is just a collection of randomness. Anyone have a great way to get rid of...

I love America. The older I get, the more I realize what a special place it is. Our founding and culture is like no other in the world;...

I started out writing just now by complaining about this and that. All that is erased. That's not who I want to be, so it's off the...

Do you want to know how to be a pretty cool mom? Buy a new TV. I wasn’t sold on the exact reasons we needed a new TV. I don’t even...

Am I getting old? Noise bothers me. Not the happy noise of children playing happily, or my brother pounding out a tune on the piano....