Introducing my blog redo! I hope you like it. I wanted something with an update, but still with my streamlined look. Enter Judith Shakes Designs and voila! (Thanks for all the hard work over there, C!) Merry Christmas from the Family Balducci and many...

I think my brother Josh will especially like this.

Weekly column I have never been much for letting the boys have posters on their walls. One boy might go through a short phase of wanting Famous Athlete A on his wall and I usually just hold him off for a bit until that phase passes. His love for the...

In my life, I have a few overriding issues that concern me, I call them my "paranoias," and they are essentially just small(ish) things I think about from time to time. The first is this: I have a fear that I will buy back my own stuff from Goodwill....

Oh sure I was tempted to keep that picture up for weeks on end, but even since snapping that shot a few days ago, I think the baby has grown. Either that or my gut is distended. I spent all weekend working on Christmas card details and here is the...