First days of school sometimes blend into normal life with year-round school.  Track-on, track-off, track-on, track-off... oh, wait! It...

An update on a previous blog entry, Seth won first prize for his ladybug planter in the 3rd-6th grade category!!  Poetically, the first plac...

While the debate rages on in scientific and philosophic circles about Nature vs. Nurture, I think that simple observation of a multiple-ch...

It all started with a simple decision to clean my room first. On a normal day, breakfast is followed by getting dressed and cleaning up bre...

My seven year old has, for a while now, been going through the "guess what" stage. He's not quizzing anyone, it is just becom...

How do our kids ever grow up even halfway normal when parents do our best to throw them a curveball rule-reversal every time a holiday rolls...

Chloe is asking Santa for a Little Cute Baby for Christmas.  You may recall that Chloe already has a doll she has named Little Cute Baby.  S...

Okay - another Seth moment.  Today when we got home from school, Seth said, "Could I have something to eat? The hot dog at lunch was en...

It has been awhile since I've written.  See, my husband and I took all the littles and and went on a camping trip.  We got home exactly ...

There is a tree in my yard that is amazingly beautiful and brings me great joy.  It was here when we moved in, so I don't know what kind...

An overheard scene: Lily: Come on Chloe, time to take a shower. Chloe: Okay mommy (gets into the closet and makes shwish noises) Lily: All d...

I never cease to be amazed by how quickly babies learn what is important.  Evey has, at a mere eight months old, discovered the critical fac...

Today it rained, and rained, and rained.  Since I live in the desert, that is a huge deal.  Perhaps a rainy day may be synonymous with sadne...