I understand that having boys means dealing with things I’d just rather not. Things like monster truck rallies, movies featuring Transformers, the purchase of jock straps, and the like. I knew that one day I would be fielding questions about his desire for a pet snake and how cool it would be to [...]

Last year my kids liked going to my parents house to get in the pool. They would splash a little and maybe play on the steps. It was fun.
This year…they are like FISH! I can’t get them out of the water. And when I finally do, all they talk about it [...]

Back in May I posted here about our failure to grow Early Girl tomatoes from seeds. I really had high hopes for those little seedlings and hung in there with them for another month, anticipating the bright sunny days would bring out their green leafy-ness.
I was wrong.
When we got back from one of our [...]

It’s no secret that I’m rather fond of my morning cup of joe. But as this summer in the southeast heats up, I can’t help but notice more sweating than savoring over the steamy hazelnut aroma.
For a while I quit preparing my morning brew, but then I found this recipe for homemade [...]

I mentioned the other day that we were moving our office into our basement and it seems as if moving is all I’ve been doing. Even when I’m not actually packing boxes, I am thinking about where everything is going to go.
I am loosing 3 rooms in the basement to office equipment, storage, and [...]