It was a good week last week – mostly because of a visit from the Weir's furniture truck!   We got a settee for the piano room (more on that in the weeks ahead, as I get that room together).  And we got some master bedroom furniture from Weir's clearance center.  We got a king…

I think this is the longest I've gone without blogging in a while!  I tried twice last week to post a video of Samuel, but each time it wouldn't work, so I threw my hands up and walked away.  We had a lovely weekend.  Friday night, we met my friend Shelley at the park for…

1. How do I get Jacob to recognize his talent for piano and decide that it is worth the effort?  How do I teach him that working hard is just as important (if not more so) than having fun?  How do I teach him that giving up is not an option?  How do you motivate…

In an effort to make room for some new furniture, I've been cleaning out drawers and looking through old albums.  I came across the pictures in this post yesterday.  There are lots of stories like this that I want to remember and record, but would never get around to if it wasn't for the blog. …

Samuel woke up this morning and the swelling from his forehead had dropped to his eye and nose.  We made another visit to the doctor (this time our real pediatrician).  It's not infected, but we're watching it closely.  Still have no idea what critter caused the bites which led to the allergic reaction.  

I don't have a picture to prove it (surprising, I know), but Samuel today looked like a much cuter version of "Sloth" from The Goonies.     I watched that movie like a trillion times when I was young.  Anyone else?  It had filthy language!  Is it just me or were some of the movies we…

It's been a relatively quiet week around here – sure, history was made, but other than that, it's been another busy, but not out of the ordinary week. I watched the election returns at my hairdresser's house, with foil in my hair.  I was disappointed, but not surprised.  Barack Obama is the next President of the…

It’s here!  It’s really finally here!  And I don’t know ANYONE who is not thrilled to have this election over!  Thankfully, Derek and I voted last week to avoid the long lines.  I still wish I could have “wrote in” this guy… I am still of the humble opinion that he would have been a…

I am known at the kids' school as "The Box Tops Lady" – that's how I introduce myself, and the kids will say "Hi, Box Tops Lady" as I walk down the hall.  I started a new incentive program this year that includes a build-a-bear, "Box Tops Bear" for the class that brings in the…

This might go down as my favorite-est Halloween on record.  We were joined by my mom, and my brothers and their significant others.  I made a yummy dinner (if I do say so myself – which I do!) of pumpkin/chicken soup with wild rice served in bread bowls, strawberry salad, and "slime" to drink (mint…