The More, The Messier

The whining and bickering and complaints of "I'm bored" that are now filling homes around the nation is akin to a summertime p...

I'm posting a discussion question about teens and dress over at MidCenturyModernMoms today. Anyone with anything useful to say on the ...

First pool visit of 2008 today! If my kids ever express doubt that I love them and would do anything for them, I will point out that - agai...

Another 90-degree day (yes, I talk about the weather, but I don't do anything about it). We took a trip to Target (again) so Rachel and...

You know, after a summer spent incarcerated with 4 children and one angry teenager (the other, non-angry, teenager having been smart enough ...

Summer's back - it went away for a few days and we were teased with sweatshirt weather and beautiful gray skies, but now it is back with...

Library, Pool. Pool. Target. Pool. Library, pool. Target. Things are getting a bit repetitive around here. The good news is, the new d...

No rain. Hot. What else is there to say? The little kids, God bless 'em, are still excited about going to the pool. But what choice d...

Most amusing sight this week around our household - Larry lying on the couch, ignoring all the boxes and miscellany crowded into our family ...

Saturday was shaping up to be a good day until one of our neighbor's very sweet 4-year-olds suffered a blunt force trauma to the head, a...

Larry noticed that I was climbing the walls with boredom and consented to take time off from work to take us all to the beach for the day. ...

It's hot here. I know, it's hot everywhere. My friend in Utah had the nerve to complain about the 100-degree temperatures there....

It's been a while, I know. But it's rather hard to type with one hand, and I'm actually expected to prepare dinners for ...