Rich MOMents

House-itosis My boys have a bad case of it. The only cure? 15 minutes outside. Together. Apparently it's a recurring illness. We may ne...

You know the saying. "If Momma Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy." The problem? Sometimes there ain't no one but Momma...

A child psychologist told me that for every 1 negative interaction a parent has with a child, there must be 10 positives. I don't know...

I'm thinking about bringing this blog back to life for a special little audience. If I sound preachy, I don't mean to. I've ju...

Apologies to anyone who still visits here. And, wow, are you loyal! I'm generally posting to my teaching/learning blog now, 3 or more ti...

For those who are interested in the current status of adoption from China, I highly recommend reading a blog entry on AdoptionTalk . The hos...

I'm reading a book to GG in which chickens are the main characters. After about page one, he turns to me and says in a slightly annoyed ...

This has been a VERY long time coming. I am a SCRAP RECIPE hoarder. Definition?...  I collect scraps of paper (recipe cards on a good day...

Several years ago I started growing celery in a half barrel on the back porch. It's always done well...as long as "well" is de...

In honor of the holiday, I'm wondering. About wallpaper. We're in the middle of a kitchen remodel. We just removed a kitchen cabin...

Pie cherries are ripe, so it's time to post a recipe we invented this winter. (A "sugar fix" moment!) It's super easy and ...

In a mere 6 hours we went from 85ish degrees to 45ish degrees.  A few photos from Oahu... P.S. We took this trip because ds won a $500 tr...

One thing that has been almost constant since GG came home...his love of eggs. Every morning, "Momma, want eggs. Eggs, toast, Momma. An...

We're at the library. I turn to type something into the search computer. GG disappears around the side of the bookshelves, out of view. ...

GG came to us at 3, fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. We fully intended to help him retain at least the Mandarin, but he's pretty m...