BECOMING: In the never-ending effort to get the kids off screens and outside, today I handed Annabelle a book and told her to find a sunn...

LAUNCHIVERSARY: On this day 10 years ago, we four were sitting on the ground on the Causeway, waiting for the thrill of a lifetime, the la...

CALCULATING: As today's math exercise, I asked the kids to measure the square footage of the walls and ceiling of our new storage spa...

SLUGGO: This morning, when I let the dogs out, for some reason Laika bolted for the front yard. (The dogs are supposed to 'go' in...

OLD STOMPING GROUNDS: Friday afternoon, we had to return to our former neighborhood to deliver a birthday cake. It was a hot, sunny ...

RARE SIGHT:  Last night, just before midnight, as I was going to bed, I looked out the living room window and saw a shadowy figure. ... ...

CAKING IT: Between classes and a couple of errands, we managed to bake a cake today. Actually, four layers of cake. A Mexican chocolate vega...