The saga of the desire for a cat colony continues with my twins.  They want so badly to build a barn to house all the feral kitties.  Reid...

The boys leave their shoes all over.  I find shoes in the strangest places.  And they frequently are left lying all over the yard.  One mo...

I picked up a costume at a thrift store for $1.99.  It's been quite popular with the boys.  I don't know how they can stand being co...

Recently some neighbors moved.  We were really bummed, because we'd gotten along with them so well.  New neighbors moved in.  Paul wante...

A few weeks ago, Reid got stung by a wasp.  We didn't think much about it.  He's been stung before.  The next morning, his finger wh...

Reid is in the youngest age group for lacrosse, so his games were short and sweet.  The matches only last 10 minutes.  They call them playda...

The flyer came home in January in the boys' folders.  Lacrosse.  I knew nothing about lacrosse.  Paul knew nothing about lacrosse.  The ...

When I went in for the twins' kindergarten conference some weeks ago, I was surprised to learn that Reid's best friend was a little ...

Animals just know.  They know when you're sad or hurt.  Or when you have a temperature of 102* from a raging ear infection.  When you...

Look at that stride!   Kind of wish my own running always felt that good! 

Have you ever......loved a pair of socks so much......that you pulled them up high for all the world to see? Have you ever...loved a pair ...

After a few weeks of doling out a couple of pieces of candy each evening to little boys who ate their dinner, I decided it was time to get r...

Recently Paul lit up the woodstove for the first time since last year.  Previously, we'd always had a fence around it, but the twins are...

When Reid was six months old, I did a post called A Boy and His Sheep .  I have to say, that Reid is still just as cute as ever with his stu...

Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day today!  No green beer for these two, but if they're lucky, they may get some green mint c...

You know what I love about 2 year olds?  How egocentric they are.  It's what earns them the 'terrible twos' moniker, and I find ...

Days on the farm are so busy right now, but full of fun and adventure.   It feels like I spend much of my time cooking.  There certainly are...

You all know I like fruits and vegetables.  Probably more than the average person.  I've always been that way.  Anyhow, I'm laying t...

We consider our house pretty child proof.  We've got gates up over the stairs, our cleaning supplies are protected by child locks, and w...

The twins are 17 months old now, and they alternate between being the best of friends and driving one another crazy.  Either way, they are t...