Crackers on the Couch

You may remember last year's post in which I tried to find my friend Laura's cake, failed, and coincidentally our trip to Hawai...

     Wednesday was the first day of Spring.  It was actually a nice day.  That was just crazy.      Yesterday, in the time it took us to d...

     This has been a particularly bad year for germs in the Pacific Northwest.  The kids have been continually sick, their friends have been...

     One of my favorite books as a kid was "We Help Mommy" and to a lesser extent, "We Help Daddy" by Jean Cushman, as ...

     Ahhh... The Little Red Hen.  The age-old tale of hard work, determination, and comeuppance.   And wheat multiplication of Biblical prop...

     Whoopy Chicken Soup with Rice!  Maurice Sendak is my husband's favorite children's book illustrator and my boys love him, too. ...

     My boys simply love the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  Something about that chubby little guy munching his way through life hits h...