I have taken some CUTE vids lately and have remembered how to upload them. This one is easiest because it doesn't go with a long post li...

With Poppy's 1st birthday creeping up, I thought it might be a good time to show her room. Also since I just cleaned it and it doesn...

It's amazing what sounds vulgar coming out of a little kid's mouth. So when Hazel recently adopted the habit of saying, "Oh my ...

"Mom, I wish that I could be a Jelly Monster. And that everything I could have is made out of jelly - jelly soup, everything! And that ...

It's that time again. I know it usually seems like the year has flown by, but this time, at least for me, it has been a looong year. A...

A few months ago I got sick, the throwing-up kind. And unfortunately that night we had had spaghetti with my long-time favorite marinara sa...

Today I got the best package ever since the dawn of time. It was from my brother Dave, a late birthday/early Easter package. He has been l...

A few times over the years I've posted some gift ideas, gift lists, baby lists, etc. But as I find new things, or my kids get a year ol...

There. I said it. Sex sex sex. I wonder how many porn spammers I will get for that. When I was 8 years old I learned about sex from my fr...

Well our little critter went and grew two months in the blink of an eye. Crawling, check. Cruising, nearly. Standing up against anything ...

This morning Hazel slept in late. When she woke up she refused to do anything until she wrote down the story in her head. I wanted to hurr...

Ed done good. Turns out the un-subtle route reaped the best birthday ever. First, he sent me a gorgeous bouquet of tulips - it is so fun ...

Our front door, original to the 1979 house, is a disaster. Totally crooked, big breezy gaps, and not very secure. It especially hits in the ...