it's what makes me...me

i am not. but i'm trying to be. about a month ago we took a very quick and very last minute trip to disneyland. we had been talking a...

this boy makes everything fun even the three hours we spent at the laundromat.

today ruby chose to take her little cat for show 'n' tell...for the 2nd time. she gets to bring something for show 'n' tell...

can be challenging down right impossible at our house. please tell me we're not the only ones. *note: asher did start out on his knees ...

i love spending time with my family. of course, i don't know anyone who doesn't. it's just that, with everything john and i ha...

*mini shoot done by my good friend scarlett .

in my last post, i mentioned that maybe i sometimes have a little problem of biting off more than i can chew. well here's some further e...

i have a problem of biting off more that i can chew sometimes. i have the best intentions, but sadly, i often fall short of those. this mo...

doesn't even elucidate the way i feel right now. we had both kids in our bed last night. ruby resides there every night, so that's ...

Last Friday night, after putting asher to bed, Ruby and I worked on her class valentines together. I have the best childhood memories of put...

the day couldn't get any worse... that's my cell phone...in the microwave. asher put it in there while i was brushing my teeth in t...

it can only get better from here, right?

I spent the day yesterday canning chicken with some friends. Have you ever canned chicken? Believe me, I was a bit skeptical a couple of ye...

I love how my kids call cottage cheese, cotton cheese . I hope they never grow out of that one, I think it's hilarious.

I'm embarrassed that I'm just now getting around to putting up some pictures and video from Ruby's preschool Christmas program. ...

Ruby came home from school the other day and educated me on the period (as in punctuation mark). She told me that Miss Arlene said that it ...

My little Asher, bless his heart, has never been one for order. His life motto (if he could flat out tell me) I'm sure would be somethi...

A couple more Christmas pics for your enjoyment... One of us all decked out in our snazzy sunday/holiday getups, the other is of us in our C...

I've started working out again. It's been nearly 5 months. Today was my third day back, and I've been wounded already. In cas...

I'm still going through all of our Christmas photos. I'm telling you, I took a ton. And over an hour's worth of video, too. I...