Any other parents deal with a child hyperventilating over math? I do. The child in this incident had to be calmed down with a paper...

We found out big news today about Ginger Snap the bunny: she is actually a he. His vet visit today confirmed that. Bunnies are just so...

This morning looks different from other mornings: Kal and his buddy are asleep in the living room, so I snuck my computer out of that...

A random collection of thoughts after missing two days in a row of writing. Tsk, tsk. Has anybody ever died from playing saxophone? If...

Kara amazes me with her abilities. I'm not one to let another queen into my realm. If it's my space, it happens my way. God laughs at...

The best part of this day was laughing with Kal while we each dodged snowballs during our snowball fight in the backyard. What a grand...

Did I just say that? And this is just in the past 10 minutes. "Get that out of your nose!" Yes, I was in the middle of leaving a...

(This first section is what I wrote yesterday; second section is for today.) Need motivation today? This isn't the place for it, at least...

From a few days ago, this is the faux fondue we made for fun. Faux because we just melted the chocolate in the microwave. We're not...

Where do you find motivation--or motorvation as an acquaintance used to say--for washing dishes and laundry when it's a perfect gray,...

Givers and takers are the subject on my mind today. I'm really looking for opportunities to help my children learn to be givers instead...

Waffles for dinner. Yum. I keep cheater waffles in the freezer for quick breakfasts, usually for Kara. She likes them toasted, and they...

Some days feel like an endless cycle of dishes and laundry. I did remember to put the wash in the dryer after I'd washed it a second...

"Mom, you never let us have any fun!" "If it wasn't for Dad, we'd never have fun!" "Mom, you always say no!" "Why won't you ever let us...

My sister has much to do with compiling this list. She has 4 children. The youngest is 2 1/2 years old, very opinionated and very...

The kids know not to believe me when I assure them I'll stay awake for a movie at the end of a long day. The end of the day starts at...

A random collection of thoughts from the weekend: A Thump and Bump Day is my term for those days when I feel just a bit irritable, and...

I've been MIA the last two days, at least from writing. So here's what's been happening: I saw ducks on my walk yesterday. Two males...

What started as a fun day at the corn maze (hosted by the orchard we visited a few days ago) turned into bringing home a bunny. Yes, we...

I had two best parts of the day yesterday. First was helping Kara clean up her room; second was playing tennis with Kal. Kara's room had...