I hate calling her the “middle child,” but, really, that’s what she is.  Neither the big sister nor the little sister, but both.  She plays the part well, too: mediator, arbitrator, peacemaker, helper.  This kid even likes to help fold laundry and set the table…at three-and-a-half-years-old.  Let’s just hope that helpful attitude sticks around for [...]

One year passes by so fast, doesn’t it?  I have never felt the time move so quickly as I have this past year.  Happy Birthday, Little Bear!

Here are some recent photos of Imp, the oldest.  I can’t believe that she’s halfway to six-years-old already!  Her last few days of preschool are winding down, and we’re already gearing up for kindergarten next fall.  I’ve told her that they don’t allow snow boots to be worn with dresses when you get to kindergarten, [...]

In spite of being scared to death of “The Baby Ball that Moves by Itself,” so much so that he hates to even cross paths with it, Sherman wishes that he was the one to whom people still said, “Get the ball!”  He hears the word “ball,” and he reminisces about the good ol’ days  [...]

What does a boring evening look like when it involves three daughters?  Like this.  For some reason, I don’t think little boys would find this an amusing way to spend their Friday nights.

Jack used to be a biker before I met him.  No, not the Harley kind, but the kind who rides down the side of the road for “exercise” on his lunch hour, tight biking shorts, water bottle, and geeky helmet completing the ensemble.  You know, the kind you sometimes honk at for swerving into your [...]

When you purchase a home that was built in 1962, you can expect that a certain amount of home renovation will be required.  What you shouldn’t expect, however, is that you’ll spend more time undoing what the previous homeowners decided was “good style and craftsmanship” than actually improving and doing what you want to do.  [...]

Getting this one to stop for a few minutes to take her picture is sometimes harder than trying to get a date with Brad Pitt.  But, I did.  Get her to stop for the picture, I mean.   Not the other thing. 

I took this picture the other day when I was grabbing a quick bite to eat in between all that needs to be done around here.  I would like to say that all moms who are home during the day get to sit down to a nice, wholesome, square meal with their kids at lunchtime, [...]

Little Bear is teething.  Need I say more? Well, I will.  At ten months, she still only has two teeth on the bottom.  They are the best two teeth to have out of all the teeth a mouth can possibly have though, dontchathink?  I love that two-toothed grin, those razor-sharp toofers there on the bottom.  Having [...]