Today was the last day of school before a two week winter break. I anticipate a lot of reading, movies, trips to the library and playing on ...

Yesterday, the last two packages were mailed . . . and the Christmas cards were sent. I sent them with my friendly mailman because the guy ...

Here is what it was doing when I left the house this morning - snowing. Here is the forecast for tomorrow - snow. At least it is warmer - ...

These are from a week or so ago when I needed some thank-you cookies. I've needed a lot of thank you cookies lately. These are almond f...

Sophie had her theatrical debut last week playing the narrator in her class production of "Gingerbread Baby". She told me that lu...

I joined Sophie in first grade last week for the annual gingerbread house activity. I remember attending this same even with Max a few years...

Our ward has a serious overachiever in charge of the activities committee (I'm talking about you Brother Backer) and so we had another a...

I lost three days this week. I do not know here they went, but I would like them back please. Today I am feeling frantic and overwhelmed a...

On Sunday after church, I changed all of the kids into warm clothes and drove over to Holz Farm for their Old Fashioned Christmas Celebratio...

Calvin on the phone tonight with Auntie Koo in Oregon (he is super, super excited for Christmas!): "I want LOTS and LOTS of presents...

Actually, they were done last week - all 100 of them. I still have to address the envelopes and find a photo to put inside and not write a ...

Overheard in the car this morning: (BTW, the birthday party theme and whose invited is a constant, ongoing conversation between Natalie and ...

The snow has stayed on the ground and the kids have all been itching to play outside - never mind the temperature which is hovering around 1...