Four+ Me

This time, it was french toast with sweet potatoes in it. MMMMM, they couldn't get enough of it!

Today, I was preparing to write a post about Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious cookbook. It wasn't going to be pretty, but n...

I just returned home from a funeral of my husband's friend's four year old daughter. I wept and wept. The funeral was sad and the ...

Okay, so I am a smeller . I have a great sense of smell and stamp my memory with smells. I have noticed Andrew is the same way. "Let me...

"I don't want to talk about politics," is what Jeff said as we pulled up to our friends' house for dinner last night and s...

Because Susan was bored, she did it. Now I did it (although I wouldn't necessarily say I am bored. It's just barely 5AM and I shoul...

Thanks to my two friends for their supportive comments after my last post. I promised when I started this blog I would post the good, the b...

I lost my temper tonight for what I would call the second worst time since being a mom. And, it was over the dumbest thing. Really, it was l...

Watch the hall to the bathroom for a few minutes....anyone coming? anyone going? Wait until someone who goes comes out, then wait a few more...

I am a believer in change. Most of the time, change is good. It hurts, it is messy and it can sometimes be disappointing, but most of the ti...

I think about money a lot. Too much. My life is a constant scramble to bring in and push out the almighty dollar. Everything seems to always...

...a sloucher. I caught my reflection in a window the other day at lunch and I looked like a little old lady. It's getting worse and I ...

Let’s play a game. I will ask the question and then you answer. Your choices are either: A) The Utility Sink: a single-well stainless-s...

Dear Crestview Elementary School (Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township), I saw your sign. I know you will soon be sending child...

Oh, who cares what happened on the rest of our vacation! Now, it's spring in Indiana. Finally. I celebrated my birthday. The trees have ...

We arrived about two hours later than we had planned due to traffic, stops, etc. The on-site “owner’s representative” was expecting us close...

I have a little morning ritual, which I think I have now realized I inherited from my mother, where I have to drink my coffee alone in the m...

We have never been to Destin, but it is a popular spot with Hoosiers, I think mostly because it is a 12-hour straight shot. Our neighbors an...

The last time we traveled during a spring break was 11 years ago on our honeymoon. We were both in college (on the 10-year plan) when we got...

Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. And, this year our anniversary was even on a Saturday--just like when we got married. I still lo...