I am pretty sure anyone of you who reads my blog knows that one of our children is adopted. She was our niece and became our daughter. When we first adopted her we knew she would always know she was adopted. We didn't intend to keep it a secret....

These are to die for cookies. Seriously. I have given out three plates of them so far and every time the people come back and ask for the recipe. I gave some to our Schwan's delivery guy yesterday and he called me from the road and told me how good...

Today I came home from work and the kids were all sitting at the table doing their homework. I sit down next to Cassie and she leans over and whispers, "Billy stuck his tongue on the door and it got stuck!" I looked at Billy who suddenly gets very...

My two fourth graders have started basketball this month. They have had a total of 8 practices and tonight was their first real game against a real team. As we were driving them to the game Cassie says, "I don't really understand basketball. But I...

I know this is the time of the year that we all sit down and list all the things we are thankful for. And why should I be one to buck the system? So here you go: I am thankful for my wonderful kids. As we walked around Walmart yesterday I watched my...