The picture she drew was of me and her.  Normally, I wouldn’t think too much of it, but since we had just come off of one of the rockiest weekends yet, I was a little more tuned in to whatever … Continue reading →...

Mother’s Day 2012. I’m always amazed when we get a picture with all 4 looking at the camera.

At preschool, there are often different theme days. Pajama day. Wacky hair day. Show and share day. Today, Thing 3 offered up a new theme idea. He said, “Mommy, when is naked day? I wanna show my friends my booty…and wear a hat.”

If you had to flesh out what the boys were like just by looking at one picture this would be the best one I could give you. This captures both of them quite well in one succinct photo.

I’m home alone with Things 1, 3, and 4. SuburbanMommy took Thing 2 to his flag football game. It’s Saturday morning, the first 80 degree Saturday since last year, and the Things are very restless. Translation: I need 15 minutes of quiet. Enter the water table. We use ...

Summer time is around the corner, though you would never know it from the Portland weather. We have had a warm winter but it has been very wet and very gray. Soon both boys will be finished with school for … Continue reading →

Hello, Grantland readers! Thanks for stopping by. You found me running a clip show. How embarrassing for all of us. For those of you that aren’t readers of Grantland, you should be, especially since they used my video of Darth Vader throwing out the first pitch at last Friday’s Dodger ...

To say Thing 1 and Thing 2 are into football is an understatement. A huge understatement. They can name the starting quarterback and at least several other players on every single NFL team. They watch the NFL network at any time, no matter what is on, even in the ...

Easter morning without kids is just another Sunday.

Thing 4 enjoyed the annual Easter egg hunt at preschool, her first. Is this kid photogenic?