Harper sometimes likes to take a clipboard with a picture she is working on along with her when we go to pick Hadley and Maya up from school.  Last week, as Maya was getting out of the car, she looked at what Harper was working on and said, “Woah.  That is really good.” “That IS really good, Harper,” I say. … View Post

The nice think about this blog is you are just not sure what you are going to get when you come visit.  Is Callie going to talk about gym shorts?  Will she talk about the time she called an elderly lady a jerk? Perhaps you’ll stop by and read about Harper squashing a caterpillar on a warm spring day.  The… View Post

Dear Hadley and Harper, I like to take an aerobics class that is particularly hard for me to keep up with.  The issue isn’t a matter of endurance, it is that the footwork is difficult.  Just when I think I have the steps down, the instructor moves to the next part of the routine, or adds a few steps in… View Post

I’m not sure when one declares herself a soccer mom.  Is that a generic term for a mom who takes her kids to various activities, or is SOCCER MOM the all important brand only specified for soccer?  I learned to be careful when it comes to soccer.  Apparently you can’t just throw that word around casually.  Once, when I was… View Post

I got to take four little girls home from school yesterday. Four little happy campers walking out of school and into my car.  We held hands and made a train out to the car – big sisters holding little sisters hands.  One little sister had to hold her mommy’s hand too, and that was just fine with me. Four conversations… View Post