Category Archives: Miscellany

Yesterday was long. I got up at 6:22 to get my exercise clothes on, and then wake the kids up. I went upstairs and ran …Read More

I love looking at houses that are all decked out for Christmas. That's one of the upsides of paging through all the old December magazines …Read More

Some of the showiest trees around here have lost their leaves, but there's a brilliantly orange-yellow scene right outside my office window. We also have …Read More

Last night we finally checked a long-standing to-do off the list: Trading in the old van and getting a new one! Longtime readers may recall that …Read More

Just a hodge podge today. The news is mostly terrible, but life continues, and things have been moving in a positive direction around here. This …Read More

I like the efficiencies of a well-run household. That means that, with four boys, we have quite a hand-me-down operation going. The 3-year-old is wearing …Read More

A certain young lady turned 12 this week! This is very exciting — also crazy to think that I now have kids who are 16, …Read More

Sunday is October 1st! It's funny to think that I began September in Norway -- getting off a cruise boat in Trondheim on the morning …Read More