Alif loves VW Bugs. He drove a yellow one sometime back before we were united in holy matrimony. Or before we actually even knew each othe...

My friend Alison goes on adventures all the time with her kids. For a long time I thought she was very lucky to have so many neat things s...

This is what my desk area looked like two days ago. Let's take a little tour. On top we have fabric, papers, mementos etc. When someo...

I bought some Axe shampoo for Malachi last week, because there was a rebate through Walgreens that made it free. I was sort of appalled at ...

Last year I planted a lovely garden: tomatoes in three varieties - or was it four? Bell peppers, jalapenos, artichokes, cantaloupe, yellow ...

This week went by quickly! We had a nice week, though. One day we went out to the local zoo. We were supposed to go with friends, but the...

My 3 big kids go to classes at our charter school on Wednesday mornings, and drop-off/announcement time is always a fun time for me to conne...

Warning to all potential babysitters . . . Canaan can color like nobody's business. He colors without discrimination. See? Walls . . ...

We haven't had a family portrait done in a while, and I saw these inspirational ideas in Romantic Homes magazine . . . See how we could ...

So we're going to a class on Wednesday nights at a church in town, not the church we normally attend. The first night I talked to the p...

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if an...

My kitchen had been seriously out of control lately, and this past weekend Alif went to Mexico with our church to build a house, so while he...

At first I thought it was a fluke. There was a big cardboard car next to the crib, so I thought it emboldened him and that it wouldn't h...

Last night was a very silly night at AWANA - Potato Head night. The kids, as you can see, all decorated a potato and brought it to club. ...

I didn't want to go to Weight Watchers this morning. Really really didn't want to go. I knew I'd gained, and I was right: 3.4 ...

Let's see if I can fill you in on what all has happened since yesterday. We went to FPU, and Alif wasn't running late for once so we...

I've had blogger's block lately - had you noticed? I think of things I'd like to say, but by the time I get in front of the com...

As dictated by Caris: I was at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and I was eating a hamburger. And I was like, "what is that in my mouth...

Every year as my kids' birthdays approach, I prepare myself. More than a month ago I began to rehearse in my mind that Canaan would be ...