I was reminded of the importance of puttering time at home this Saturday morning when we were all wandering around lazily (R and I still in ...

Well, we're back.  We lived a crazy three weeks visiting lots of relatives and friends up North, and now we're settling back in t...

There's an idea that's been floating around Pinterest these days that I've been curious about for a while- color a ceramic m...

A few weeks ago I wrote about all the pitfalls of being a children's activity blogger .   All those problems sort of beg the question: ...

Our family suffers from LDGS- that is, "Long-Distance Grandparent Syndrome"  :-) Both sets of grandparents live hundreds of mile...

A little while back I found myself considering whether or not I wanted to continue being a children's activity blogger.  I've been...

After relatively easy delivery, little Baby J surprised us by unexpectedly ending up in the NICU for a few days. (We have a new appreciat...

Did you know that there are two ways to loosen the seeds from a pomegranate?  I didn't either until my husband came home the other nig...

In theory I love Thanksgiving.  But to be perfectly honest, the days and hours leading up to the Thanksgiving meal often find me busy and ...

I decided we would try to make a pictorial Thankful tree this year while the girls are little.  For the last few days, I've been ask...

Deliberately catching your child's eye and sending a kind, focused smile specifically to them.   I remember reading once that childr...

I really would like to improve my personal storytelling skills. Seems like one of those things that good parents and grandparents from a hu...

At a conference I attended lately, some members of the audience were discussing how difficult it often is to find serving opportunities for ...

Ever since I read Family Stories that Bind from Amanda of Not Just Cute , I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.  Here is an ex...

You are looking at the entirety of our birthday presents to M for her 4th birthday this year.  There was a part of me that felt like a bad p...

I came outside and found this... Very happy campers- especially because it ended in running through the sprinkler.

Well, today was Father's Day, and I tackled lots of  little projects to make it memorable and to try honor my wonderful husband.  I atte...

I think Father's Day is tricky.  I always feel a little weird putting a lot of effort into making something cutesy with the kids when I ...

I spend an awful lot of time on this blog writing about things I do in my home with my family. It occurred to me the other day that some pe...

I found this idea for creating personal "portraits" out of everyday life objects. I love the idea! This morning I gathered obj...