We live next to a cave. No, not in a cave. Next to one. Close enough that we can walk to it and get there before Charlie gets tired. Close enough that we get to do the touristy thing and go through it, whenever we want, for free. Ah, the perks of this little house […]

Maybe you ought to consider sleeping later. When your first nap happens at 7:24 am, you might think about shifting your nap into your night and letting Momma get more sleep too. More sleep for Momma can only be a good thing. Less crabbiness, more energy to play with you, and a longer fuse might […]

Ah, swimsuit shopping. I realized I needed one. With plans to head out for a week of camping beginning next weekend, I remembered the one I’d worn for the last two summers is of the maternity sort. The one I wore for the several summers before that was so old it was starting to get […]

After a discussion on plagiarism and instructions not to do it, I set the girls to their science assignment: to write about the climate in Missouri. With encyclopedia in hand, the girls got to work. Eden’s report, in part, reads, “In July, average temperatures range from about 80* in the shoe heel section…” Liberty’s reads, […]

I’m attempting to drink my coffee black. I’m normally a three sugars and four cream kind of coffee drinker. I thought that cutting back on the calories in my coffee would be an easy switch. It’s not. Taste aside, I’ve burned my mouth thoroughly. Turns out, cold cream cools down hot coffee. Who would have […]

Potty training was going so well. No accidents for days and days and days. Today was a setback. She peed in her pants four times. Once, she went for a two-for-one deal and peed on my pants too. At church. Moments after we’d arrived. That scent at church on me today? Yeah. Sorry about that. […]

Ruby: “Mom, what do horseflies make?” “Um, they bite. I don’t really know what else they do.” “Oh. I thought maybe they made horseradish.” For what it’s worth, horseradish is on Ruby’s top ten list for favorite things. It’s right up there with broccoli, cauliflower, salad, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, and anything containing sugar that isn’t […]

I use my kids middle names. A lot. When we chose names, we chose ones that I love. So now, more often than not, my kids hear both their first and middle names. Some more than others, but they all hear them some. Eden is very, very rarely just Eden. It’s Eden Rayne. Sterling hears […]