I have a teensy little problem that I was hoping y'all could help me with. This Friday I'll be taking Jillian (5) and Josh (3) to th...

Each night before the kids go to bed, we read to them. It's almost always a book of their choosing (unless I'm too tired) and I usua...

When it comes to the everyday grind, I'm a task-driven kind of girl. I love a schedule and I love keeping life predictable. I can be pe...

In my few short years thus far as a mother, I have come to realize that there are two parenting realities, dictated by the gender of your ch...

End of the school year looms. Parties to plan. Sick child to nurse to health. Teething baby. Appointments to reschedule. Birthday gift to ma...

It's a bit of a slow news day around here, so I thought I'd take a second to fill y'all in on what went down on Mother's Day...

Look what I found on my bedside table the other night, just before I crawled into bed --wildflowers picked as a surprise just for me. My swe...

Last Friday, I kept Jillian home from school and took the kids strawberry picking. The weather was perfect for our annual trip to the farm -...

My oldest daughter started talking at 9 months old. My son began talking at 9 1/2 months old. In both cases, their first word was, "Mam...

Things have been a little tense around here lately. Jillian (5) and Josh (3) have taken to arguing over just about everything. The argument...

Josh's temperature as of 6:30 p.m. -- 102.4 That's about all I have to say about that.

Remember when I posted last week about the kids having been "relatively healthy" this winter? Remember my hesitancy in even writin...

Our family has been -- dare I say it? -- relatively healthy this winter. I know some have been hit hard with ailments of every kind. We had ...

"Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons." Ruth Ann Schabacker It’s 8:30 and I’m late putting the kids to bed, as...

Oxymoron , noun : a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined. Jumbo shrimp. Deafening silence. Spring brea...

Easter pictures. I love them. I love the bright spring colors, I love the outdoor settings. I love getting the kids dressed up in their East...

Years ago, in my life prior to diapers, sippy cups and naptimes, dandelions were weeds. I remember driving home from work one afternoon to f...