Homemade This and That

So, I told you all that we recently lost our dog,  Darby .  We were going to wait a few years until we were settled in our new house to get...

We had to put our dog down yesterday, so things have been pretty melancholy around here today. He wasn't old--not quite seven, ...

I had the most wonderful Mother's Day ever!!!  It started out a couple of days before, really.  My wonderfully hubby built a gorgeous ...

I love some of the miscellaneous things in life.  You know, the things that make you wish you had your video camera on or make you want to ...

We are still fighting the flu in our house.  Yes, it's been a week-and-half.  But when there are 8 people it can potentially work its wa...

My kids have the flu.  It is no fun at all.  They look and feel horrible. You can always tell my kids are sick by looking at their eyes.  ...

Tax return time is an exciting time around here.  We always get a decent-sized refund, and it's our opportunity to buy large purchases t...

Ok, my hubby loves me a ton.  The other day was my birthday.  I wasn't feeling well, but I had a midwife appointment in the morning.  Kn...

This has been a rough week.  We were all excited to go to my parents' for Thanksgiving, when my two oldest ended up sick.  It seems like...

The other day, the kids gave me a small insight into their random little minds. Recently, Little Love #5 celebrated her second birthday!! ...

Ok, this is just a random post.  This time of year, there's a big emphasis on being thankful.  One of the things I'm thankful for is...

In many houses (like mine), counter space is prime real estate.  So anything consistently taking up precious square inches is either somethi...

I'm a mutt.  I'm sorry, that's not very PC, is it?  Let's see...I have a rich and diverse cultural heritage.  Does that soun...

We had the most wonderful week!  We traveled 8 hours to visit some friends (of course, it took us longer than that with 5 littles and a preg...

Ok, so we went shopping tonight, and I came home hungry (of course, I'm in my second trimester, so I'm always hungry).  I wanted a y...

Ok, so when my 8-year-old daughter gets hurt, she really lets up a wail.  It can be a paper cut, and you'd think she's dying.  So I ...

For those of you eager to see the new hair clips I made, that's soon to come.  Some of them are really cute, and some are really pretty,...