I’m having spicy California rolls, Samuel is having pb&j. I’m feeling not so great, so I’m hoping spicy crab and a nap will help get me back on track.

Trek is exactly one month away.  We have very mixed feelings about this at any given minute, hour, day.  We'll be glad when it's over…we'll be sad when it's over…we'll be ecstatic when it's over.  So mixed.  In the meantime… We're trying to make decisions regarding potties!  Who knew there could be so many opinions,…

Where Caleb is practicing his spelling words in shaving cream!

Jacob is intent on doing well at the recorder because he gets “karate belts” when he advances from one song to another. It helps that he can read music, so he already has a leg up on the competition. I love Wednesday afternoons. Because we don’t have anything on the schedule I can take some…

I'm running away. They've worn me out today. Maybe it was all the Valentine sugar. Anyway…I told Derek that I was leaving and he said "don't forget to update your blog so we know where you are". I'll be living at Barnes & Noble if you need me. But please don't tell the kids or…

Valentine’s Parties are fun!

I got the short end of the gene pool. I got my Dad's teeny tiny eyelashes. My brothers got the long luxurious eyelashes. How is that fair?? And no matter what mascara I use, my eyelashes always look the exact same. No amount of "colossal" "stiletto" "length defying" "lash plumping" or "define-a-lash" in very black…

What a cute place, with delicious looking cupcakes. We stopped by to get a few gifts for friends. We also had a lovely visit with Grandna Kake this morning. And a good speech therapy session. Now off to the kids belated V-day parties.

Pic 1 – Christmas colors – craft paint – a foam brush – his palette was the carpet Pic 2 – Picasso?? Pic 3 – Rug Doctor rental to the rescue Pic 4 – A happy/miraculous ending – it all came out Pic 5 – the mug shot (in case you didn’t already know the…

Picture by Caleb Smith The table is set. Strawberry soup in the fridge. I’m working on the Chicken Parmesan. Derek is snapping green beans. Nana and Pops are on their way. I made a strawberry rhubarb pie…curious how it will taste.