My Saturday morning was chaotic. I did a little work from home while drinking coffee as it slowly morphed from hot and refreshing to...

Wet towels greeted me this morning. Rather, the sight and smell of them greeted me. Towels can't very well speak. "Hang up your wet...

Remember yesterday how I was talking about a plan for the day? Hehe. Plan. At 7:00 this morning, the orthodontist's office called and...

Most moms I know can understand this picture. That was this past weekend for me. It's most days, actually. Life constantly is teaching...

Today was definitely not a pretty parenting day. It was a day to try my soul like no other, starting from the starting gun of the alarm...

What does cleaning up the kitchen look like at your house? At my house, the picture is different depending on the time of day. If I...

I've been too lax in writing this week. I'm not sitting on my thumbs, though. Who has time for that? Every once in awhile in parenting,...

The kids and I had an interesting conversation on the way to church this morning. It began about as soon as we left the driveway, and it...

How many writing utensils does a lady nerd have on herself at any random moment? Seven. I had 7 writing utensils today in my bag. The...

This week has been a flurry of activity with all the business end of business needing to be completed before January 31. I've finished...

You never know what the excitement of the day will be. For us, it was a bomb threat at my kids' school, not just one of the buildings in...

Kara and I had a nice day yesterday delivering some furniture to one of my many sisters. The way to her house takes me by those signs...

I saw a sight I hope never to see again. A lady in the grocery store parking lot was screaming at her kids. I only drove up on the scene...

Random happenings at the Markses Castle, if you can call an 1800 square-foot home built in 1975 a castle. We love it here. Yes, Mom is...

After having children, I've come to see that, 1 or 20 kids, child-rearing will take all your time. I grew up in a large family, large...

How long does it take to get 5 minutes of quiet? Today was relatively short at only 20 minutes. The shorter occupants of our house all...

Some days, I think our bunny has more sense than some people. We're planning to have him run for Congress when the term comes up. Even...

Any other parents deal with a child hyperventilating over math? I do. The child in this incident had to be calmed down with a paper...

We found out big news today about Ginger Snap the bunny: she is actually a he. His vet visit today confirmed that. Bunnies are just so...