One of the most hilarious children’s picture books I’ve read for a long time isLittle Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Our whole family loves it! The pictures are simple and vivid, and the use of word choice is outstanding. You need to locate this and read it! Ms. Crazy Preschooler…

THIS is why I have been so excited to move next to one of the largest bodies of freshwater that exists! I have a major love of waves! I’ve always been fascinated with ocean waves, but they’re hard to find in the midwest. When the wind blows from just the…

My husband was cutting the ice cream cake as the crowd anxiously awaited with drool on their chins. His allergies began to roll in. Sniff. Snuff. But before there were any drip drops, his mother was instantly there with a crinkled kleenex tissue from the depths of her pocket.

Although getting ready to leave was a horrible experience (I really, really do not pack up my family and leave my house well . . . I loose my mind every time I have to do it, and that has been plenty often enough in the last few weeks) we…

This is Mr. Perpetual Mess, after finishing a bowl of chopped apples for a snack. He actually ASKED me to take pictures of him so he could look for the robot he thinks lives in my camera lens. In the last two days this little guy has: 1. Learned to…

I could really care less about Christmas lights, For many years, though, I have been wanting a string of garden lights, but none of the houses we have lived in had outside electrical connections until now. A few weeks ago my dear husband brought home two packages of garden lights…

Friday morning Mr. Perpetual Mess and I walked over to a garage sale on our street and found two “dump dirts” for a dollar. He loves construction vehicles with all his heart, and he was incredibly excited to carry these home. They have become his greatest treasures, I think. He…

A few weeks ago my husband found this trendy old Where’s Waldo book in a cardboard box filled with treasures from his life before children. Ms. Crazy Preschooler latched onto it pretty quick, especially when I gave her a little magnifying glass to search for Waldo with. Today had been…

Uno has become quite the tradition for these two on Sunday afternoons while the little ones are napping. Ms. Crazy Preschooler just can’t get enough of the game. She likes the Wild Draw Four cards best. She gets quite gleeful about using them.

When our friends arrived last Tuesday, it was late into the night, past midnight, I think. Early the next morning, I heard giggles in the hallway. I crept out to see who was up. Mr. Perpetual and his pal were sitting on the steps, and he stated, “Look, I lost…