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I'm beginning to wonder why we ever buy toys for the kids. In our house, the Littlest Pet Shop pets lay in their box, the Little People...

A few years ago for Christmas, Brendan bought me a Senseo coffee maker. I was a one cup a week coffee drinker, and had a slow start with my...

These were made tonight in response to this blog post . There was much cheering at my house tonight.

Here is a nifty little quiz to help you decide on a candidate, if you haven't already. It should come as no surprise that all the demo...

Planned Parenthood's largest abortion clinic in the United States opened today, practically in my backyard. Despite pro-lifers continu...

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, ...