This is what happens when you give a 7 year old a 5 hour road trip, an entire back seat to himself and a digital camera with video capabilities.
You have been warned.

Dear Jack
Much like every other damn thing in my life right now, I’m late on your birthday letter. Yesterday you turned 7. Holy smokes, that was fast. I can hardly believe you will be baptized next year and therefore finally accountable. I’m looking forward to that long awaited nap, or eating bonbons all day. Hey […]

Somebody came home.

So here it is: For four very brief but intense days last week Jacob reentered my life, and just like that he is gone again. This is not atypical at all. What is atypical this time is that I think I’ve finally got it. This time I listened and helped. That’s it. I approached this […]

Hi All,
I have been amazingly busy of late. I know it’s time for a state of the family address. I just realized it’s been over a year since the last one, and my pairs and pairs of readers must surely be waiting on pins and needles, (I see you Lori and Jeff and it’s coming). […]

Over Heard While Making Lunches:
“How do you want your sandwich cut?”
“Di-angle-ily.”
“Really? Cause, I hate it when my angles dangle.”

Sorry to go all quiet on y’all, but the truth is I almost didn’t survive Spring Break. Just when I thought I’d loose my mind, Jeff whisked me off for a weekend of shopping and hot naked sex in the Big Easy. Man I love that city and that man. They both always seemed to […]

I knew I was in trouble when the female cherub said to me, “Spring break is a lot longer than I thought it would be.” ON MONDAY!
Me too babe, me too.

I’m home. I didn’t get to ski enough, but there was plenty of Ann Murray.
I ate chocolate chip cookies for breakfast, because I love Jeff that. much.
If I don’t eat this kind of stuff, I’ll get all model skinny and hott. Jeff will be constantly fighting over me and I just don’t want that kind […]

“. . . you make something besides construction in this kitchen”
I didn’t have the heart to tell Jeff that that’s never gonna happen.
Happy March, things should be really interesting around here.