It's done! This morning I booked our tickets to India! We've waffled and waited, trying to decide if we should do it and yesterday I took the plunge and made the reservations--come January we'll...

I've been rereading my favorite books lately--some that I haven't picked up since high school--and enjoying them all over again.

This seems like a rather girly post to put before you--where's my list of favorite Stallone movies or my tribute to grunge rock or a list of best moments in sports history?

When I helped my boys make this little game last week one of the first things Spencer said was, "Mom, isn't pool a betting game?"

We love games here, LOVE them. Our favorites (which I've mentioned before) are Settlers of Catan, Spy Alley, Hearts, President and Scum, Five Card Mao, and now . . . Killer Bunnies. Technically the full name is "Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the...

Snow! It's finally snowed! November 8th--which makes our snow contest winner Cindy. I had to go up on the hillside on Saturday and I snapped some pictures just for you--those these were taken on Saturday before our house saw any accumulation. This is...

I've been saving this recipe to share for over a year now. Stuffing is my very most favorite part of the whole entire Thanksgiving feast. It is what I save my precious stomach space for each year and what I cannot get in adequate quantities the other...

I've got a great snowy-day prize package here for you today, first Ann Clark, Ltd. has sweet little cookie cutters in all sorts of shapes--tea cups, dragonflies, high heel shoes, and--of course--holiday cutters. Copper and stainless steel. This prize,...

It's been cold this past week but still . . . no snow. Though I'm preparing and sending out my annual winter activities list because you know it can't hold off forever. One of these days we're going to get some of the white stuff. Never had a green...