Today we had Andy's 2 1/2 year check up a solid one month late. I called about a month or so ago figuring I could just get in, but with ...

It's been a crazy week coming off travel so I haven't had much time to devote to this, what with paying bills, doing laundry, etc. H...

Andy and I are back after our whirlwind weekend trip to Dallas. It was a lot of time in transit and no time to contact old friends (sorry Su...

I am loving the new bed. Sort of. I love that Andy loves it. I don't love that I haven't figured out how to not smack my head when I...

The new bed is turning out to be quite a dramatic element in our house. Last night I spent an hour or so showing Andy how it could be flippe...

So Andy slept through the night not realizing he was sleeping in his new bed so we heard him when he woke up saying, "Wow! Wow! Wow!...

The bed Andy's been sleeping on the past six months was actually a hand-me-down from my friend Liz. I think it might have been hers grow...

Andy has learned the word yesterday and he uses it all the time now. Sometimes he's right, yesterday he did go to school or yesterday he...

The whole clan, inclduing Andy who is in a phase of chewing on his hands. I would guess it was teething, but I think he has all his baby te...

My friend Viv recommended we get a realto r- esque lockbox like they use in the business. She assured me they had them at Home Depot and ...

Andy has figured out the locks on our doors. Sadly, he has figured out how to lock me out of the house as well. Yesterday I had started boil...

I have to hire for a position at work. It's a job that requires a lot of writing and editing so finding someone who can put together som...

After school last night, Andy was a little cranky so he suggested he go to bed for a little bit. Usually 15 minutes of being quiet, chilling...

I've been really busy this week - reading the 7 th Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Not to worry, no...

We went to check out our friends' new place yesterday for dinner. The kids had a great time and insisted that we sing happy birthda...

The favorite game in our house is hiding from monsters. He must pick this up from the other kids in school, because we don't normally di...

I woke up about 4 a.m. last night to the howls of one of the cats who had been left outside. Apparently she'd done all the whoring aroun...

At the concert on Friday, some friends came along and brought their daughter, Mia, who is apparently Andy's love interest. Check out the...

So my dad e-mailed us this week to ask if we'd ever heard of the band ABBA. Apparently they're Swedish, he said, so Bjorn being of S...

One of the perks of living in suburbia is some of the cool stuff big countries like Fairfax have to offer. Case in point is the summer ente...