Snips and Snails and Puppydog Tails

Dog Crate? Or Playpen?

You’ve probably heard (read? seen? you get the idea) me say I’m not a crafty-type person. I stand by that, but this week/weekend, I had a pretty good moment, I think. Saturday was a baby shower for a friend of mine. This baby was much prayed for and is already so loved and cherished – […]

The scene in my kitchen this afternoon: Sam, holding my phone up to me: Mommy phone! Me reaching for phone: Yes, thank you, baby! Phone clatters to floor, into three pieces Me: Oh sh– [stop short of saying the actual word, quite pleased with myself for restraint] Sam (smiling as cute as I’ve ever seen […]

Yes, folks, it’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time! You know you can barely contain yourself with the adorableness displayed here. No, no formal training (yet), just Pure. Raw. Talent.

Sunday we went over to Bubbe and Zayde’s house in Frisco to celebrate Zayde’s birthday. Sam was most excited about going on a ride and going to “SEE HAYLEN!” (translation: See Hayden). Apparently Sam remembered having a good time playing with cousin Hayden at Hanukkah. (Well, maybe not, but I like that story because it’s […]

The lovely people at the Texas Health Resources Momblog have been kind enough to post another of my semi-organized ramblings today. (Thanks, btw!) 🙂 And like I said, before you throw things at me or state (the obvious) that I’m being a whiny-baby and that lots of other parents/families have a harder schedule than us, let me […]

Using: what else? broken crayons, stacking cups, and one Glad-ware snack size container (preferably AFTER the snacks are eaten out of it). He’s a genius. Clearly.

Okay, so if you’re my Facebook friend (and if you’re not my Facebook friend, are we really friends?), you might already know this story. As I might have mentioned before, the big boys started basketball season this past weekend. At Jacob’s game, one of the refs had a little fun with the moms. He started […]

Today started the big boys’ basketball seasons. Caleb kicked us off with the first game of the day at 9 am. His team, the Giants, played his “old” team, the Bulldogs. It was a tough loss, but the Bulldogs are known for blowing out their opponents and the Giants hung tight with them until the […]