DRILL, BABY, DRILL: Today, in a borderline desperate measure to help the kids learn their multiplication tables, I decided to throw a pig a...

A rather boxy shark created by Annabelle in LEGO class today TO BE CONTINUED:   A couple days back, I asked the kids to write a story u...

  PI A LA MODE: We were up and at it early today. Lots to do - after all, there's only one Pi Day per year. Yesterday we bought app...

WORLD VISION: From the latest "Highlights" magazine the kids received, we got the idea to color coffee filters with blue and green...

KICKIN' BACK: We had a pretty low-key weekend. It rained and rained and rained, so we had lots of indoor time. Above is a shot of a cou...

LESS TALK, MORE MONKEY: Today we took a long overdue field trip to Archie McPhee , easily one of the best stores on the planet. Seriously. ...

HANGING IN THERE: It was Damn Near 60 degrees (F) today. That's right. SIXTY. I haven't felt air this warm since we were in San D...