Aloha and Holo Holo

There is a reason motherhood is called "a thankless job." It's because a mother continually does stuff for other people, who s...

Earlier this week, Jeff commented on how big he thought Clay was getting to be. I held to my opinion that that couldn't be true because ...

"What are you thankful for today?" This question was posed by a Facebook friend this morning, and I quickly and confidently respon...

Jeff and I have been married 14 1/2 years. In that time we have owned and lived in four homes with garages. We have never once parked a car ...

I have always heard about expectant moms who get a "nesting" urge before they have the baby. I was not one of those moms. It's...

Max was on the verge of finishing a reading poster today, and when Weston finished his own school work, he volunteered to be Max's read...

Seems like the title of a Valentine's Day post, doesn't it? Well, it is, only in the sense that this day is typically called by that...

Well, after much deliberation, Jeff and I decided to enroll our soon-to-be-11-year-old in the CC program normally reserved for 12-year-olds,...

Rainbow in my Heart by Mandi Watts Today I chased a rainbow, For I knew it could be seen. Though clouds and rain filled up the sky, T...

We decided to celebrate my half-birthday (which is actually tomorrow) with brunch in Austin this morning, because I wanted to try the South ...

Parenting provides plenty of opportunities to say ridiculous things. Here is a short list of crazy things Jeff and I have said to our childr...

Do you have any idea what a mother of four young children can accomplish when the toddler takes an extra-long nap and Daddy offers to take a...

 I have been looking for the "Mr. Right" of barstools since we started building our house. It has been a grueling and completely...

Good for what ails you! This may be our new favorite restaurant ! The food is wonderful, but we mostly love the fun outdoor eating...

~Friday morning--My tri-weekly 5K:  The Watts Treadmill Classic ~Friday evening--Xbox Kinect sports and dancing ~Saturday morning--3 bask...

Well, I haven't been blogging lately because my husband has introduced me to the Harry Potter movies, and I have gotten completely sucke...

"Two!" Hoop it up making her way to the basket jump shot Max is also playing, but given the choice between...

One of the excursions we had scheduled while we were on our cruise was a snorkeling adventure in the middle of the deep, blue sea near Key W...