One thing that has recently surprised me about all of this, is how many changes I'm making to my house. I don't know if it's jus...

Because I haven't really communicated with friends, I can't believe how much I miss our conversations. UPDATE: even though we aren...

One thing my Mormon food storage lessons didn't teach me was to stock up on books. (I promise this is related to the title of this post....

And here's some of the outside stuff we're doing. Everett's troop had a "campout." Guess his theme? Sadly more than ...

Here are some of the inside things keeping us busy. We've done a few puzzles; this one was the hardest by far. LOTS of Lego. ...

Here are some pictures from March Hiking somewhere on the AT. This is one of the shelters. Everett turned 12! Our neighbors gave him...

1. Log on at 6:00 a.m. from my home workspace (aka, the playroom) 2. Do my paid job in the same room where my boys are doing breakfast scre...

When we got the announcement that schools were closed, I knew immediately that we needed a schedule, as much for my boys' sake and for m...

In no particular order, here are the things that were cancelled and we're sad about it: My parents visit to us Chuck's sports on ...

I saw a tweet recently that talked about how after wearing sweats for x number of days, the tweeter started calling jeans "hard pants....

When I knew schools were shutting down for the forseeable future, I ran to the dollar store to get journals for my boys. I knew this event w...

Like me, nothing too much going on. Unlike me, turns out he's NOT allergic to the outdoors. Which is surprising because he hasn't be...

Really, nothing too exciting is going on. Here are the highlights: Allergies: I haven't been able to breathe clearly without the aid...

We're quickly closing in on his birthday. So exciting. He's still playing hockey and is enjoying it. Sure, it can be hard to get him...

Whenever I start writing about Ollie, I always want to start with, "This kid." Because, well, this kid. He's just so...Ollie. ...

This is not a holiday I care about. But any excuse for treats is good enough for me. I had one gingerbread house leftover from Christmas, kn...

The last time we were at this park was nearly seven years ago! INSANE! But I remember loving it so much. Of course, at that time, our boys ...

We did this in early February. It was another chilly day, upper 20s, but it was perfect! There were so many puddles that would have been so ...