I know I haven't written in a long time, but now that January is almost here, hopefully I can get caught up :) Here are some of my fav...

As you can see, it was a very eventful 2011 for our family! These cards were made using Persnickity Print's Free Vintage Christmas ...

Today in mutual my Beehives were in charge of the group activity. They chose to play the Candy Bar Game. I was the designated candy pur...

The other day I was talking with the Buska's about cooking and baking. They love to bake. They love to eat. I love to bake. I love to ea...

It all happened at the end of a beautiful day.  The day my older brother got married.  Earlier Today. When I was young, my brother had a be...

So, as a family (well, the half of the family that we could convince to join us) watched Ramona and Beezus  last night.  I saw strange simi...

It was a crazy weekend to say the least!  With celebrating three birthdays, Alex's play; Much Ado About Nothing , and having two sets o...

What's the best thing to do when you have three birthdays and a play in one week?  You invite out of town guests for a visit, of course....

I am stunned by what has happened to Japan.  It is heartbreaking looking at the devastating footage on the news.  It will be a long time bef...

We are not a very politically minded family. I mean, we uphold the constitution and love to celebrate the Fourth of July and all, but we enj...

 . . . That's how much it took to convince the 14 year-old to get straight As again.  When I make these promises with my children, I g...

As I was making dinner tonight, I could hear the little boys in the living room playing on the Game Cube.  I couldn't tell what they wer...

There is something about being in Salt Lake City during the last week of February that makes my mind LoOpY.  I'm not sure if it's sp...

Yesterday was one of those days.  I was taking a serious look at myself (perhaps too seriously), and finding myself lacking.  I was question...

That's how we create stimulating conversation at the dinner table in our house. With everyone running in a million different directions...

Since temperatures were well-below MINUS 20 degrees, school was cancelled. When we lived in VA, school got cancelled at the hint of snow.  ...

"PUT ON YOUR COAT!"  I yell as my teenager is about to leave.  "You're hoodie isn't warm enough for today!" ...

Alex and his friend, The Phantom, came home one night completely famished!  They decided to make one pound pastrami hamburgers.  They smoke...