The kids got the school pictures back. And they are both terrible . Poor Andy was in the throws of Fifth's Disease, also called Slapped ...

It didn't happen overnight, but I am pleased to report that Meg finally likes to watch television. It's shocking to believe a child ...

Our new backyard is sort of weird. Right now, all that's fenced is the pool. We have more land around it, but it's not fenced and is...

Apparently I'm not one to learn from my previous mistakes. Remember when I said I would never fly US Airways again? Yeah, well, I did it...

So after I wrote this long post about TV shows I like, I realized, "Wow. I sure watch a lot of television." Later, I also realized...

So Bjorn and I both applied to register to vote in Texas. And both of us had our applications returned for "insufficient information....

They're back! The TV shows, I mean. Thank heavens, too. I was really getting to the dregs of my Tivo what with my Real Housewives of New...

One of the really great things about being back in Texas is being near my family. I have one of those awesome southern families where we hav...

So Andy has Fifths Disease. It sounds a lot more awful than it is, it's basically just a viral infection that causes his cheeks to get a...

Meg has been training herself to use the toilet. I love that I spent years trying to get Andy interested, forcing him into underpants (and f...

So there's a big deal down in Texas about holding your kids back a year before starting them in school. There are a couple of reasons fo...

Andy's been in school three weeks. So far, he's had one evening's worth of homework, bringing in a box of "All About Me...

So, um, it's been raining in Southlake the last 24 hours thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Hermine. The smaller bridge is the view fro...

Andy's feet have smelled awful lately, partly due to the fact that he left them in brief rainstorm last week and that he generally refus...

Well, after three weeks, I feel like we're finally settling in. Sure, the house is still a wreck in many ways and there is furniture in ...

The first day of school was yesterday. I was definitely more nervous than Andy, I think. This marks the first time that he HAS to be at scho...

Andy got a letter today from his kindergarten teacher. I guess it's official, my boy is going to school next Monday. Meanwhile, Andy a...

Meg has turned from being my champion sleeper to being my champion refuse-to-sleeper. Seriously. It started in the spring. She was probably ...

Andy starts school next week. REAL school. I am psyched, and not just because I won't have to pay $200 a week in daycare. I am psyched f...