Goldfish do not make a meal, even though my kids might beg to differ. We joke with people the reason we had so many kids is so I could assign each one a night in the kitchen. I'm starting to think that was a serious reason. In our house, we all pitch in. It's just what we do. Even better that 4-H is teaching my children how to cook, the importance of nutrition and how to cultivate valuable culinary skills. I believe ...

You know what I love about the upcoming holiday season? The ability to get a peek into other people's homes, through their front door and yard decorations, along with the occasional glimpse inside their front living room. I love hearing - and seeing - how other people live. What makes them tick? More often than not, it's affirmation that we aren't the weirdest people on the block! Kidding. It really is great to see how other people do their day-to-day ...

It's possible we *might* be a little partial to this polish saint. We did, after all, name a kid after him. Happy feast day St. John Paul II! In two weeks, our sixth grade class will participate in the saint project at school. They research a saint, present their findings and - the best part - is they dress up as said saint and conduct a parade at Mass. Favorite. One. Of. The. Year. John Paul is sporting a white ...

This past weekend we journeyed to the Holyland, our affectionate term for Aggieland, home of Texas A&M. I know, it's a sickness. While I've been to College Station several times since Gianna was born, this was the first football game I attended since her birth. And boy, was it sweet. The Simmons family was gracious enough to host our crew for the weekend. Not many people are willing to double their house size overnight, but they really went above and ...

It seems like such a long time ago that I just logged on to this space and just chatted - not about the heavy stuff because lawd knows I've done plenty of that - but about stuff. Because every time I think about writing about stuff it seems so insignificant. So trivial. I mean, I know life isn't trivial. It's just when something rocks your world, you feel when you talk about the normalness of life you're somehow doing a ...