"There are only 6 dwarfs here, Meg." I comment to my daughter, as she lines up her Snow White figurines on the kitchen floor while...

I stopped nursing last night, so I thought I should mark the occasion. Of course, Kate had no problem with it . . . I think she's been r...

I married a consultant. A computer consultant. Not a doctor. Not a lawyer. Not a vet. Not anyone who is in a profession where it is cus...

We have a pretty great neighborhood pool. It was quite a draw when we considered moving to our neighborhood 2 years ago . . . the slide, th...

Kate Allison, at home in Marietta, GA, April 28, 2009 While working on a 'first year' photo book for Kate, and I came across this pi...

If you have a little girl, you know exactly what American Girl is. It's mostly for the 7-8-9 yr old crowd . . . or for a 3 year old, he...

Since our trip to Destin, Meg has been way into puzzles. I don't know that she even remembered she had many puzzles until our friends in...

Ssssshhhhhhh . . . . what is that I hear? Wait -- can you hear it, too? Listen. Silence. Pure, uninterrupted silence. My house is quiet. Af...

Dear Meg-a-loo, Today you are three amazing years old. Three years ago tonight, your dad and I were probably just sitting in the hospital ro...

The week has been a total blur because we've had so much going on including birthdays birthdays birthdays galore that started on Thursda...

Happy Birthday, Dear Kate, Happy Birthday to You. You are my baby girl . . . though you are not quite such a baby anymore. Still somehow, ev...

I've noticed a few things lately. How much I miss my dad's voice. The new electro larynx is working great . . . we can communicate ...

My parents are staying with us . . . it's a long story that I (quite honestly) don't feel like explaining. It has to do with my da...

It's been a while since I did a 'Favorite Photo Friday' -- but our week has been so busy, it's about all I have time for tod...

Meg had her first Swimming Lesson last week -- or 'fwimming wesson' as she calls it. Gotta love that 3 yr old 'accent' of he...

Parental Advisory -- if you don't want to know about our contraceptive life, don't read this. Just had to post it . . . I got an IU...

Does it feel like we've been traveling a lot lately? It does to me. And I've enjoyed it all VERY much. Like I said last week . . . I...

Birthday Party Planning is in phase 2 around here: plans are made, and I'm putting them into action. Making signs, banners, tying ribbon...