Oh, wait...Friday won't take away my troubles. Is it Saturday, then? Ummm...no.  Saturday will have no more success taking away the ...

After our firstborn, we kind of thought we had seen it all.  Super strong will.  Super intense personality.  Pushing the boundaries - discip...

I'm not exactly the "funnest" mom on the block.  When it comes to special outings and little extras I just don't do very w...

 The morning was great.  We got up, made it through our morning routine, even read a few books with the little kids.  School time was smo...

At tthis point it has been several days since I wrote this post.  I wanted to put a link to kiviak and Inuits who go under the sea ice to co...

Last week we had a couple of doctor appointments in town.  The kids did great sitting through everything, but after being in a waiting area ...

I found this post in my "Drafts" folder.  The statement which sparked it was given to me the summer of 2013.  We were sweating ...

I am a product of the self-esteem movement.  At least I'm pretty sure that I must be, since I seem to feel terrible about myself unles...

This little girl nearly gave me a heart attack a few moments ago. Cautious is not really a word that I would use to describe Rachel.  T...

With everyone being sick on and off, the kids and I have been very much out of routine.  Sure, we have our meals at fairly regular times and...

Here's a good way to get your exercise in for the day.  Put your 2-year-old into a big boy bed for the first time.  Make sure his bedroo...

Rachel has been working on this for 5-6 weeks now.  She spent the first couple of weeks fussy and frustrated because she couldn't take m...

A Note to the Concerned Reader:   After perusing this post, you may wonder if I am in my right mind, if my mental faculties are together,...

It was dinner time.  It was dinner time on a Thursday - Bible study night.  The night that I was leading, no less.  And dinner was running l...

I am not a fan of lizards.  Something about them just makes my skin crawl.  But living here in Texas means that there are lizards galore.  W...

These are two of our favorite home videos.  On particularly rough days, Claude will sometimes play one or both of these.  They alwa...