Sometimes I get a little nervous when I write a post having to do with reading or writing activities,  because I think you think I’m interested in educating my children.  I’m not. I save that for their teachers. What I am interested in is keeping my kids quiet. Besides, I don’t do well when I try to instruct Hadley and… View Post

{loving} our new living room and all our orange accents. It’s not finished quite yet (don’t tell Jesse) but every morning when I walk down the stairs all that orange makes me so happy. See all those magazines and such on the couch? That’s my Pinterest board. Only it’s a hard copy of it. I used this stuff called paper… View Post

“Do you guys want yellow or orange carrots?” “Doesn’t matter,” Hadley says. “Doesn’t matter, but I want yellow carrots,” Harper says. The two of them are drawing pictures of super heroes and one evil villain who has the word “butt” in his name.  I’m packing lunches for the three of us because today we are going to the zoo.  John… View Post

One thing I couldn’t wait to do after turning in my thesis was go to the library and look for books to read JUST BECAUSE.  I feel a major YA binge coming on. Maybe some Sarah Dessen chased with some E. Lockhart.  I think that will pair nicely with the TV series “One Tree Hill” that I’m ridiculously involved in…. View Post

Someone got her library card after someone else labeled “DELINQUENT” paid her library fines. Someone participated in the school science fair and was extremely annoyed at someone else because she made her wear a dress.  You don’t make lighting in a dress. The weather’s been beautiful so we are playing on the blacktop. We are moving. Joy the Baker, a… View Post