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I love this season's Project Runway on Bravo. I watched it last year and instantly liked it. I haven't getten to see every episod...

Somedays my children just make me want to scream.

An inspirational quote for the day: Happiness doesn't depend on the actual number of blessings we manage to scratch from life, but on th...

I had to pluck out six (6!!!) gray hairs from my head this morning. I'm not happy about it. Obviously if there are six hairs in the fr...

I discovered this truly weird story and had to share it. A 61 year old Ohio woman died in August 2003, and sat in her chair upstairs in fro...

Emma and Ian were having their usual morning "let's bug each other until we drive our mother crazy" session when Emma actually...

Ever since I can remember, I've had a raised mole between my left shoulder and neck. I have heard all kinds of advice on it, none of it...

Wednesday nights are karate night at our house, which means Ian has to go to karate class, Brendan won't be home for dinner, and the kid...

At the ripe old age of 3 years and 5 months, Emma has written her name for the first time. We were playing with the Magna Doodle when I ask...

I am an optimist by nature. As a kid I always looked on the bright side. If things were down, I'd figure out how they were going to lo...

Took the kids to the newly built Vaughn Athletic Center to go swimming in the leisure pool they have there. It is a great indoor pool with ...

The Buckeyes did it! They beat the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and won yet another Fiesta Bowl title. I have to admit, I am very happy th...

Today is the big game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. As an OSU fan, I am outnumbered here in Illinois, so I dressed all three of my kid...

In no particular order, here is a list of some of my favorite things about 2005. 1. How Zoe says "oh oh oh" in a low voice wheneve...

Emma received a calendar this morning so that she can prepare for 2006. As we marked her birthday with a balloon sticker, she started to th...

Yesterday was my 33rd birthday. It was nice. Didn't do much, got to sleep in and then read for a little while in the morning. Brendan...

Just want to say Merry Christmas to everyone today! May your day be filled with good food, good fun, and may you be surrounded by those you...

I fell in love with The Polar Express book by Chris Van Allsburg the first time I read it many years ago. Ian's first grade teacher, Mi...

Ian's Christmas Concert was on Wednesday and it was great! The kindergarten through third graders all gathered in the school gym to per...

Found this on another website and thought it was kind of funny. Brendan and I have had a few discussions about the "War on Christmas...