Aloha and Holo Holo

I'm a list person, so the idea of New Year's resolutions always appeals to me. And, I know January 3 isn't really the "righ...

12th Man Day (12-12-12) "Saw varsity's horns off" Refusing to listen to the War Hymn at 12:12 on 12-12-12 Johnso...

Hey there, readers. I'm doing a little research for a writing project I'm thinking about taking on, and I need your help. What I wan...

I was recently shopping and came across some Family Talk conversation starter cards on the super-clearance shelf. (It happened to be the Fa...

At breakfast this morning, I announced that it was "donation day." I gave everyone a large trash bag and told them their only goal...

Sorry I've been absent from the blog for a while. But between my more-than-full-time (unpaid) day job, my actual paying job and the mult...

So, we homeschool. And, we work from home. And, at the risk of opening up the stereotypical argument about "socialization," let me...

Fifteen years ago today, Jeff and I got engaged, and it seems like the right time to share the beginning of our story, for those of you who ...

new toys Kings and Queen of the Hill posing with Mimi "I'm 7 and you're not" setting traps ...

Unbelievably, you are seven!  I'm not quite sure where the last year went, but I do know it has been fun watching you learn and grow. Yo...

After our wonderful Thanksgiving meal, Jeff and I sent the kids to the ranch with his parents and then pointed our van in the direction of C...

We enjoyed having so much of our extended family over on Thanksgiving Day. We are truly blessed beyond words! Thankful, indeed! The...

Today was birthday party day. Our theme was Angry Birds, and we had a blast hunting for golden eggs, whacking at the black bird pinata, eati...

Today, in Weston's Grammar class, we were learning about action verbs. As part of the lesson, I read off a list of action verbs from the...

It's 2:00 am. I am sound asleep and am hosting a fabulous birthday party for Katie's son out at our family's ranch in west Texa...

 As an Aggie, that is not a blog title I thought I would ever write. But, alas, my oldest son is completely obsessed with the Longhorns, s...

For us, Fridays have always represented fun. It's the end of the work/school week, and we can relax the rules a little. We can stay up l...

We are raising our children in a broken home. In fact, it is because of them that it is broken. I absolutely believe that my children are tr...

Getting so big!