I don't know why, but this picture seems to convey how even your runny nose freezes these days. It's -20 Celsius, -4 Fahrenheit. It certainly gets colder than that in Moscow, but it sure feels FRIGID. So... Beware of falling icicles. ("Dangerous Zone:...

I made the ice out of melted sugar. It tasted like a lollypop! Coconut flakes were snow and I made the frosting with cream cheese. The kids all loved it, although they were disappointed that you couldn't eat the Littlest Pet Shop animals,...

"I'm THIS many!" We began the celebration by baking her cake(s) on Saturday. (King Arthur's Vanilla Butter Cake). I let her lick the beaters... Yum! Today she got up bright and early to unwrap her presents. More than anything, she wanted this pink...

This past week one of my tenth-grade girls started to leave the building with tears streaming down her face... I convinced her to stay for while to talk, and I felt so bad for her... That evening we had Parent-Teacher conferences, and the pressure...

Katya was talking in her sleep last night, something she doesn't usually do. Heck, the girl hardly ever seems to sleep, period... (But that's a whole other story...) I crept over to try to make some sense out of her mumbling, only to distinctly hear,...