Prairie Garden

I'm fairly certain that up-gee means hungry . Last night, Squeeze was saying something about being hungry and Starbeans said, "Up-...

What does "up-gee" mean? Up-gee, pronounced with a hard 'g'. On two different mornings now, Starbeans points and the wall ...

There are many reasons why I've been so lax on my blog recently. First and foremost, I've been going to bed as early as possible an...

My little darling was joyfully ripping books off the bookshelf while Mama was vacuuming a ceiling and Dada was varnishing a handrail this we...

It's easy to feel dreamy on a day like today.

We are in process of preparing our house for the market; in hopes of going rural this summer. Every weekend has been spent balls-to-the-wal...

I finally added a blogroll to my sidebar, listing all the blogs I read on a regular basis. I don't know why, but I've always felt re...

I've barely been posting recently. The last few weeks have been a huge transition for us in many ways. For those of you who check in o...

Today is my first official day away from cubeland . I'm not feeling it yet - give me a few weeks. With my new-found freedom, I made Whit...

This evening, as we were sitting down to a nice meal of rice with broccoli and cheese, Starbeans pointed to the counter and said, "Wa-o...

When chopping onions within arm's length of a toddler who is "helping" you, don't let them touch the onions, even if they ...

There is nothing more absurd, to give an example that is only apparently trivial, than the millions who wish to live in luxury and idleness ...

But he was all over me for milky every time she had her bottle.

Think of me, if you will. Tomorrow I will be caring for a 7 month old, my sweet toddler, and trying to be quiet for a husband who just start...

A particular smell can oftentimes bring me back to a certain time (or era) of my life. It serves as a vehicle that brings me into memory, ac...

Starbeans calls Gumby, "Dah-dee!" (always with the exclamation point).

Every once in awhile, I take myself on a little Guilt Trip down Memory Lane. I gave birth to Starbeans on the Nurse-Midwife unit at HCMC in...