This is a fun, simple Halloween story that I have mentioned to some of you. I first heard it years ago from a library storyteller, and so ch...

Things that make you go "hmmm" ... While Mom looks on warily, Emma, Elise and Kyle engage in a tradition even better than tr...

Elise makes a new pile every day after school. In the air: Leaping children Dancing rakes Flying leaves In the air: F...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Three Samuel-centric posts in a row. But this one is happening in real time -- I've just got to do it! The scene: Samu...

Dear Santa , I know it's a bit early, but I have a tall order to fill. Could I please have my own refrigerator? Not a play one. A real o...

1. The promise of one of these babies is how we got Samuel to sit through the big group shots at my brother's wedding Sept. 30. He devo...

I do not envy President Obama's job on any day, especially on this one. News that he was just awarded the global Nobel Peace Prize is su...