My parents — affectionately known as “Nana and Poppy” around here — have invited the boys to spend the night with them following our Thanksgiving visit. Since they live two hours away, this rarely happens. The boys, of course, are excited.
Nana was talking to Andy on the phone about his upcoming stay and she told [...]

Shannon, over at Rocks in My Dryer, hosts a weekly event called Works for Me Wednesday. Go to her site to see hundreds of great tips that just might make your life a bit easier.

This week, my tip is, again, nothing major.  But it may make a tiny one in your home a bit happier. [...]

OK, I posted previously about Brady’s “allergy” to birthdays. I was wrong. Again.
After the thrid time of him getting sick, I checked the date on his milk. (Because of non-birthday-related allergies, Brady drinks a different milk than the rest of us.) We bought his “special milk” Saturday. I opened it last night just before dinner [...]

My poor Brady is allergic to birthdays. Strange diagnosis, I know.
Last January, when he turned three, he got sick repeatedly, all evening long. Today is Nate’s birthday, and just after we put the boys to bed, Andy came in our room and said, “Brady’s chest hurts.”
Now, Brady is not one to complain. His aforementioned brother could [...]

The most handsome, wonderful man is 30 today. (Be sure to leave him a birthday wish, because even though he never comments, he does read them. )

Happy Birthday, Nathan! I love you oodles.
I was going to list 30 things I love about you, but I figured why limit myself?
love,
me

We had a family camp out on the living room floor last night. Amazingly, my husband did not have to work this morning, so we actually got to sleep in. We wore the boys out last night and we all slept until at least 9:30. Ahhh…

I made pancakes this morning, and just for fun, I [...]

We watch a lot of the Food Network around here (You can keep your nerd comments to yourself. We know.) Because of that, my kids are becoming tiny “foodies.” They get ecstatic when they see a Bobby Flay cookbook at a bookstore. (I told you, we’re nerds.)

Tonight, they noticed that the photo on our monthly [...]

My kids think it’s funny that Daddy and I are married. They like to ask questions about the ceremony and then giggle. Yesterday, Brady asked me again, “Mommy, why did you marry Daddy?”
I tried to be honest and straight-forward with him, but he is only three. “Well, I knew Daddy was the one God wanted [...]

My boys are intrigued by everything at this stage of the game… after all, they’re four, three and two. They ask questions constantly. Recently, they’ve been curious about the eye. I’ve given them small bits of info as we go, hoping they’ll retain some of it.
The other day, I made chicken patties for lunch (or [...]

My husband is so cool. Really. He works tirelessly, pretends to like everything I cook, gives great constructive criticism on my graphic design work, changes diapers and plays with the kids. He also lets them call him while he’s working.
Ever since Andy and Brady memorized Nate’s cell phone number, it’s been all the rage to [...]