Sometimes Sarah and Mr. Sneaky Pants get along so nicely and work so well together, like Friday afternoon when we hiked down by the creek. The whole trip DOWN the steep trail they held hands and giggled and had the best of times. And then there is the rest of…

Unfortunately, I’m not one of those mothers who always manages to keep her kids’ noses clean and nicely wiped, their faces free of debris from lunch. And although I’m rather embarrassed sometimes when people come up to me with a klenex (which I’ve most certainly forgotten to bring with me)…

Check this out Grandma Robbie! All three are actually looking the same direction.

Last Saturday on our way to swimming lessons at the university we passed the football field, where the marching band was practicing and some students were tossing around a football. Mr. Sneaky Pants: Look! Look! They’re playing taco football, mama! Sarah: No, NOOOOO! Not Taco football! You eat tacos. Mr.…

After church yesterday we zipped an hour and a half northeast to do some fall hiking. Gregory and I love, love, LOVE autumn. I love that the bugs, now frozen, have disappeared. I love wearing comfy hooded sweatshirts. I love cool crisp air. I love dressing my kids in cuddly…

Do join us for some afternoon pandemonium, anytime. Really.

All week long Sarah has been working on pictures to give to her classmates. When I was teaching secondary English, I had one student who was a truly amazing writer, so good in fact, that when I read his first story he turned in I actually called him to my…

This is my neighbor’s fantastic red maple tree that I get to see out my dining room and kitchen windows, and walk right past at least two times a day when I take Sarah to and from the bus stop for school.

I was on the phone with a close friend from North Dakota. We hadn’t talked in ages, and when the phone rang, I ran into the bedroom to tell my husband that he needed to finish up with Mr. Sneaky Pants’ bath because I was going to be on the…

Isn’t this just the cutest little toadstool ever? Mr. Sneaky Pants discovered a whole village of these next to the hiking trail last Saturday. They looked like something out of the Smurfs, I thought, or a home for a delicate little fairy. I loved the bright orange color and the…