Rich MOMents

ACK! 'LilDude and I have been reading through the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Lovin' 'em. So we're currently on our sixth,...

"This mine?" is a phrase I hear a lot lately. GG sits on the slide. "This mine?" He points to the wading pool, in storag...

Twice today GG says to me, "You're pretty nice!" And, for the sake of contrast, last night he sang the "Mommy Loves You...

After much consternation, I found a perfect gift for 'LilDude...a wooden domino rally, $20 on Craiglist. The whole family enjoys it!

I'm sad because a young couple in China broke up. What a small, small world this is... We've had relatively little contact with GG...

Since I began homeschooling NINE (gasp!) years ago, I've tried any number of different schedules. For many years we didn't need a sc...

Bierrocks used to be a favorite food in our household. But with the gluten issues around here, I quit making them. This gluten-free substit...

We've been cooped up in the house a lot this past week with highs around 30 degrees. So I decided to try and make lunch a little more f...

Thought of another one... Last Lenton season my kids were introduced to "Wikki Stix" at church. During children's time eac...

At Ni Hao Y'all , they are compiling a list of good Christmas gifts. So now that I've ranted about what I won't buy, here are s...

If you don't want to listen to a rant, stop reading. If you want to know how culturally out-of-it I am, keep reading. For the last f...

I've sometimes regretted buying a train table. It takes a lot of space. Becomes a collection space. Gets dusty. And monotonous. We bo...

Black Friday. I didn't hit the stores, but I sat at the computer. Equally dangerous. On Amazon, I watched a StarWars helmet go on sale f...

After Christmas morning, my living room is not littered with paper. It's littered with pillowcases and  ribbon. For years, we've ...

KidsKount is an amazing website, filled with math games and learning opportunities for kids ages 5-12. (Side note: I'm not able to run ...