There were many disjointed bits in the middle, but here’s a synopsis of tonight’s dinner conversation: Dennis: “Mom, you know what’s been...

On our 7 minute drive to school, I was listening to a news story on the radio that mentions the White House and from the back seat I...

Last week was a rough one at our house, Dennis and I were both sick early in the week and he wasn’t feeling up to snuff throughout the...

More often than not, I could not tell you what I was thinking when I decide a child sounded like a good idea.  It’s not that I regret my...

I know it’s been way to long and I won’t bother to make excuses, so here’s a snippet from a recent drive time conversation. From the back...

We have returned to the USA and have finally surfaced from the pandemonium of an international relo with 5 weeks’ notice (more about that...

Today’s post is photo essay of the randomness of my day. Not a day goes by that I don’t look at this little face and fall in love all...

Day two in New Zealand had a distinctive smell although it wasn’t pleasant it was a whole lot better than the lingering scent of car...

Since lots of people have asked to see pictures from New Zealand, I’m going to do a series of posts that log our trip in photos. Some...

We leave on vacation tomorrow and I’ve been busy this week prepping, cleaning, sorting and packing. Yesterday Dennis got a haircut and...

Dave and Dennis stopped at our local butcher shop today to pick up a couple of things for our Christmas Eve dinner.  Dave got rather...

Even after five years here, the holiday season still leaves me feeling out of kilter.  I’m content to live without snow but I’ve never...

Yesterday was our 6th wedding anniversary and to celebrate I whipped up a gourmet dinner and the dessert was a real show stopper.  Due to...

Today was dress up day at preschool.  As batman and I drove to school, we had the following exchange: Me:  “Are you going to fight crime...

Every two years there is a phenomenon that occurs in Alice Springs called the Masters Games.  Nick named the friendly games; this...

The Russian loves to look at photos on Facebook when I’m online   We saw a post that contained a photo of a tractor and had to discuss it...

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a bored over achiever with no sense of self-preservation plans a kid’s birthday, you should...

It’s going to be another one of those days. I just pointed out to Dennis that his shorts were on backwards and he pulled out the...

I’m sad to report that my faithful Tamron 28-200mm zoom lens has given up the ghost.  After months of living in denial, I’ve finally...

As we returned from the grocery store today, we found the most amazing thing taking place in the park across the street from our house....