Heather's Recipes

With two of the biggest Star Wars fans living right under this roof, I feel quite certain a trip to Chicago is in our near future. Two of ...

Well, Zoe went to speech again today. It went a little differently today than two days ago. She started crying at home and I had to carry ...

Zoe started speech class today. I was a little nervous of how she would react, because except for ballet class at the park district, Zoe ha...

Any parent can relate to this Dad's song. Take a listen. Be sure and stay until the end, it's worth it!

Well, the new school year has officially started at home. This morning was the first morning of having problems getting Ian ready to get ou...

Zoe and I were coming home from taking Ian and Emma to school this morning when we passed the graveyard that is on the way. Zoe noticed and...

August is coming to an end and school is back in full swing. I'm getting up at about 6:15 everyday, making sure the kids are up (they h...

Today we celebrated Brendan's grandparents 65th anniversary! It is absolutely amazing and inspiring to me to see these two wonderful pe...

Emma's fifth birthday party was August 4, a full week before her actual birthday, but the only weekend we could do it as we were in Wisc...

Ian had a Pirates of the Caribbean birthday party with several of his neighborhood and school buddies for his 8th birthday last Saturday. W...

On Tuesday Emma went in for her kindergarten shots. No tears, no complaining. She did great. Yesterday Emma woke up in a good mood. She s...

Umm, I'm not sure how to explain this to my husband. See, my kids were playing their usual games, namely, dump the books from the cabin...

At Christmastime it is cold and it snows. Yeah, and Santa comes. Mom, you know what? I heard the bells ring on Santa's slave last year...

Today is my oldest child's birthday. It was exactly eight years ago today that Ian was born and my life changed forever. Ian, you have ...

Zoe was in the living room when my friend, Amy, came by to drop something off for me. I answered the door, took my package, and said, ...

This past weekend I was in Ohio, picking my kids up from Grandma and Papa camp. But, before I left on Friday, I made a cake for my husband...

Ian had his best friend, Parker, over today. On our way home from a visit to the pool the two were in the far back seat listening to the ra...

While kneeling in the pew after communion, Zoe tapped me on the shoulder and had the following conversation with me: Zoe: "Can I take m...

On the way to school this morning, Emma says out of the blue, "We can have chili dogs for dinner." I said, "Do you even know ...

This is what I want to do - Anybody with me!?!