Be warned: This is what happens when it is freezing and hailing outside. This is what happens when Mommy gets the bright idea to “collect all of the vehicles in the house and line them up to see what we have!”
The response to which will be, “Yay! That’s a great idea, Mommy!”
Two hours later, I [...]

Yesterday I got to thinking. It was 9:30am and I’d already unloaded the dishwasher. I’d set up an activity for the boys. I’d made breakfast. I’d changed diapers. I congratulated myself, as I usually do, on the most mundane and monotonous of tasks. And as I thought about what I had done so far and [...]

All right, people. Apparently it’s officially de-lurking day. De-lurking week? I don’t know. But today is the day to leave a comment if you happen to be here. Please do so. And yes, this applies to all secret family readers as well as old college roommates!
I’d love to know who is reading so I can [...]

The following are the posts for this month’s Total Mom Theme, Simplicity. Thank you all for participating! This is a wonderful collection of posts.
Sarah of This One Goes Out to the Friends I Never Had with Slave to Simple - essay - “It’s what’s in a heart that will eventually manifest itself in a person’s [...]

Through the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2008 we found “The Little Yellow Leaf,” by Carin Berger. And I have to say it is my new favorite children’s book. Not only is it beautifully illustrated, but I love the writing. It’s lovely, touching, meaningful on many levels, and poetic. The art seems [...]

Someone . . .

came into 2009 with less hair.
And he continues to prove himself thoroughly un-wordless with “Bah” (ball), “Uh-Oh” (stated whenever he drops something or an object falls), and “Who-who” (an owl, or really any kind of bird).

Am I about to complain about the Disney On Ice Worlds of Fantasy show? Um, yes. Yes, I so totally am. And let me preface it by saying that when we woke up on Sunday morning and were getting ready to go I was already blogging in my head about how wonderful it was going [...]