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...

Hello Blogland - we sold our house and bought a new one. Sounds okay like that, but with loan problems, legal issues, and pressure from our...

I've recently begun reading a writing book.  (Which, by the way, amuses Seth to no end - "who would write a book about writing a bo...

At this point, it has been so long since I've written that I don't think I have any readers anymore, but today I really felt like wr...

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...

The alarm didn't go off yesterday.  Tysen and I were woken up almost an hour late by Seth, who walked in and said, "either the alar...