Category: Family

  • All I Want for Christmas…

    Is it just me, or does it cost more to be a toothfairy these days than it cost my parents? Ads

  • Boo at the Zoo

    Sunday was a free admission day at The Birmingham Zoo. One of Hubs’ favorite mottoes is, “If it’s free, it’s for me!” So, we loaded up sandwiches, fruit slices, chips, and candy (hey, it’s Halloween!), and hit the road. This is Abbey for most of the day. Read this in your whiniest three-year-old voice: “The…

  • What’s in a name?

    I found this at Wendy’s blog and thought it was very interesting. I plugged in the names of all the family. The most unique name in our household is Noah. In high school, I shared my whole name with one other person. The strangest part was that we even looked alike. One Valentine’s Day I…

  • Bread

    Our boys have several food allergies. I have not found a bread I can buy in a regular store that doesn’t have something in it they are allergic to. Benjamin’s milk allergy isn’t life threatening so I usually let him have slices from a loaf of store-bought bread which has a small amount of milk…

  • 33 Reasons

    Karl is 33 today. Abbey can’t get over the fact that she is 3 and Daddy is 33. “We’re all 3’s!” she giggles. The house is full of excitement. Birthdays mean cake and ice cream and neatly wrapped boxes someone will get to tear open. My husbands birthdays, Fathers’ Days, and Christmases are unique in…