If there were Grammys for small town libraries, ours would clean house. It has life-size building blocks, dress-up sets, hand puppets and a reading nook with a real loft. Come to think of it, I have…
Adult-sized Ghost Busters and Pirates pass out hot chocolate to the rhythm of Lacrae, while neighborhood princesses, and dragons stand in line for the ring toss and hopscotch. Down the street from t…
He started his run long after I started mine and we finished at the same time. Probably because mine was more jogging than running. And also closer to walking than jogging. There is a lot I …
It has been six (Seven? Ten? Three hundred?) weeks since my family has rushed out the door on a Sunday morning, shoes in hand, yelling over our shoulders to hurry up for crying out loud.
I have ha…
From the simple birthday cake with finger smudges around the hay sprinkles, to a whole day affair, our family has gone big and stayed small. Our celebrations have been huge hits and truthfully, our c…
It had been a big, colorful week for my younger half. They look forward to this week of VBS like a parent looks forward to bedtime. With three free hours of alone time five nights in a row, you had …
“You know what it’s like having a fourth kid? Imagine you’re drowning, then someone hands you a baby.”-Jim Gaffigan
When our twins were born, my husband and I did a headcount and discovered we had…
If you were a kid in the '80's, you either had a Big Wheel or were jealous of the kids who did. Reclining behind the oversized front wheel, a kid could feel more powerful than any tricycle-sized per…
She bounced into the living room and declared that she had found her "second school outfit."
The white denim shorts had made the cut because big sister had worn them last year (works for me),…
We sat down at our weathered farm table together. I fiddled with the salt shaker. He leaned back into one of the mismatched chairs with his hands behind his head.
My husband and I were about to ha…