It has been made clear to me over the nine years of my marriage that I am a mediocre housekeeper.  I admit it!  Scrubbing toilets and dustin...

Turns out, not only is Z dyslexic, she is severely dyslexic.  And severely dysgraphic.  With highly probable ADHD.  And just to keep thing...

Irony?  I has it! I finally caved in to the siren song that is Amazon Prime.  Because of the cheap shipping?  No.  Because of the free Kin...

So this week I have had a simultaneous "Yay!" and "Oh, sh!t!" moment.  My baby girl, my first born child, my brilliant h...

So we left my fair garden back at square one .  (Get it?  Square foot gardening?  Ha!)  The first order of business was weed death.  Luckily...

So what do you do when you move to the desert?  Why, put in a garden, of course! Put in a garden? you say.  Didn't you do that last ye...

Tomorrow is awards day at Z's school.  Awards include Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, Perfect Homework, the Principal's Conduct Awar...