Today is Valentine's Day, in case you missed all the red hearts plastered everywhere. We don't pay much attention to Valentine's Day...

How many writing utensils does a lady nerd have on herself at any random moment? Seven. I had 7 writing utensils today in my bag. The...

Just a quick thought today: I notice in movies that houses seem dull and drab, dreary even, when the woman in the story is gone. Maybe...

Guess what? I don't plan weekly menus. There. It's out. I'll give you a minute to absorb the shock. I hate menu planning. I've hated...

It's a hard-knock life for this little bunny. He naps as much as a cat. He chews on anything in his reach which is why we have...

I've have plenty of opportunity to say lately that there is always something to make life interesting. For us, the short story is we need...

My friend, M, and I talk about being mothers and running our homes. We talk about our town. We talk about national and world events....

The past two days have looked just like a perfect winter wonderland with snow blanketing every surface. Our children certainly enjoyed...

Kal and Kara are singing a silly little song, laughing together, and enjoying each other. We love hearing them laugh. It's a nice break...

This week has been a flurry of activity with all the business end of business needing to be completed before January 31. I've finished...

"Yes, I'm being haved!" is how my children used to respond when asked if they were behaving. Usually, if you have to ask that question,...

The past two days were a whirlwind that whirled writing right out of sight for me, but now I'm sitting down to recap. We had a cousin...

Kris, my husband, would say that question can never be answered. And any further comment is in the danger zone. Men may never understand...

It's hard to write today. One half of the country is mad at the other half of the country; and the second half is mad at the first half....

You never know what the excitement of the day will be. For us, it was a bomb threat at my kids' school, not just one of the buildings in...

There's a hole in our house where the Christmas tree used to be. I don't mean it burned through the floor. It just feels empty there...

I saw a sight I hope never to see again. A lady in the grocery store parking lot was screaming at her kids. I only drove up on the scene...

Random happenings at the Markses Castle, if you can call an 1800 square-foot home built in 1975 a castle. We love it here. Yes, Mom is...

After having children, I've come to see that, 1 or 20 kids, child-rearing will take all your time. I grew up in a large family, large...

How long does it take to get 5 minutes of quiet? Today was relatively short at only 20 minutes. The shorter occupants of our house all...