Last night as I was putting the older two kids to bed, Cubby noticed a very small house centipede near the ceiling in their room. He asked ...

It is an unfortunate reality that the times I feel most in need of the temporary relaxation afforded by an alcoholic drink are the times whe...

Baby Jack is currently wearing a shirt that reads, "I Love Mommy." It has a hole in it, because he is the third child, and hand-me...

We have a lot of old stuff in our house. The house is old--built around 1864--and the furnishings are old. A.'s family has lived here co...

"Mother*, what's for dinner?" "Weeds." Specifically, foraged dandelion greens and garlic mustard from the ...

If Charlie asks for "cowboy music," go ahead and put on Moe Bandy's "Don't Fence Me In."  Basically Charl...

Yesterday at 2:15 in the afternoon, Jack was asleep and I was doing dishes while the other two children played in the living room. Cubby wan...