She is only four, and it's already begun. Emma's really been wanting me to curl her hair. Well, 99 cents only had some rollers. So, ...

When I went to San Francisco, I attended the Green Festival. It is essentially a gathering of companies who support sustainability . I lea...

So, every night before bed, we do our "thankfuls". Everyone picks between one and three things that they are thankful for. The k...

It is quite cheap!! You can get a gallon of vinegar for $1.99, and a 4 lb. box of baking soda for $3.29, and a spray bottle for $1.99 at Sm...

Here is a link to a great little video clip...After a discussion with some very experienced and smart women, I found that yes, you can clean...

Redeem: 1. to buy back 2. a. to free from what distresses or harms, b.to free from captivity by payment of ransom, c.to release from blame...

Okay, I have a ton of posting catch-up to do...but I need to go to bed soon, so I just wanted to post really quickly about the wonder that i...

Emma must have had another growth spurt! She was really in need of some new tennis shoes, and especially since she has been kicked out of th...

Caleb and Emma were allowed to wear their costumes to gymnastics. Me: Come on Spiderman, let's go! Caleb: I'm Peter Parker, I don...

It seems like I always end up playing catch up!! I don't yet know what to say about Halloween, because we haven't quite figured out ...

Well, we won't be home on Halloween, we are going to the church for the Fall Family Festival. We are just hoping that a nice note on the...

Well, this past weekend was full of firsts. Noah had his first birthday! We had our first fire in our fire place! And Emma read her first bo...

Well, there are fires all over California. So I am trying to remember all these people, their homes, and these firemen in my prayers. I ha...

Okay, I just have to gush a bit about Trader Joe-San's Lightly Salted Cruncy Green Beans. They are so tasty, you could easily eat a bag...

Okay, I don't know if you remember this song, but Emma's Sunday School class was singing it a couple of weeks ago: "My God is s...

Ben is in Bakersfield for safety training...He left Sunday night, and will be back Wednesday night. The kids are really missing Daddy, but o...

Kids love Dora. The other morning, Emma was wanting to watch Dora. I asked her why she liked watching it so much, and she said, "It...

THE HIKE We took the kids on their first hike...well, first walking hike. They have been on various hikes in other ways, like in the backpac...

I don't know if any of you got those coupons...but I did. They seem harmless enough. I get coupons all the time, and I just throw them...

So, what do you do without air conditioning of any kind when it is 110 degrees??? Well, this is what we did to help everyone get some sleep:...