Sorry for the absence . . . I've been in a funk the past few days. I can't really explain it. I'm just not myself. NO, I'm N...

So, what do I do after writing about my addiction? Try to break it! No blog in nearly 2 days. I'm sorry to my one or two faithful read...

I am addicted to the computer. I love email. I check email at least hourly . . . unless I’m out of the house . . . in which case, I check it...

Jim’s cousin, Audra, and her husband had their first baby girl – Madigan Kate – on Sunday evening. We can’t meet her for a while . . . they ...

Meg turned 15 months old last week, as was noted in the blog from Friday. This morning, we went to the doctor for her 15 month check-up . . ...

My friends are often asking me about Jim’s work situation . . . what is like to have him gone all the time? Is it hard? Don’t you need his h...

One 9/21 last year, Meg celebrated her 3 month "birthday" . . . I remember that I was so excited. Three months is big milestone in...

Today, the kitchen is complete. Yes, there will be no more people in and out to mess up the floors and prevent me from going about life as u...

This Thursday was WAY better than last. Started off with a phone call from a friend with an invitation to lunch. At lunch, Meg and I stumble...

Today was a really fun day. The kind of day you aren’t necessarily anticipating being any better than usual . . . but the kind of day where,...

Just a quick post to let everyone know that Meg -- after 8 days of not-quite-rightness -- is finally 100% back to normal. She was ok toward ...

We moved in late July to a fantastic new house in a fantastic new neighborhood. We love it. I decided to write down exactly what I love abou...

What does it mean to be a “good sport”? This weekend, there were several occurrences that kept me thinking of the real meaning of this . . ...

There are some things that I always knew I’d do in my life. I knew that I would be a mom. I knew that I would become a teacher. I knew that ...

Today, unfortunately, is a bit of an exception. Forgive my rampant complaining . . . it has just been one of those weeks. I promise to start...

We are staying home again today because Meg is still not well. After discussing her symptoms with my on-call doctor (AKA: my really awesome,...

Woo-Hoo! The countertops are in! We’ve being going "topless" for 2 weeks now, and I’m so excited to have the counters and most of ...

Now it is the day’s end, and we made it through without any more incidents . . . although Meg was not herself all day long. She napped 3 tim...

Our day has started off with a bang. Meg slept until 8:00am . . . which, for me, was a real treat. I had time to get up, shower, dress, and ...

We returned safely tonight from our adventure in mid America. Whew – a 3 day trip with a one-year-old is tiring. Maybe that is an understate...