Today, I decided to infuse my frog-loving son with some culture.  I took him to a theater to see a production of Annie.  The show was great,...

Before I tell my story, I have to take care of some unfinished business.  A couple of you asked to see a picture of Evelyn, our new pet tree...

Today I decided to try something a little different for dinner:  Chicken Kiev.  For those of you who have no idea what this is, it's a c...

"Mom," my daughter said.  "I saved a tree!" "You saved a tree?"  I asked.  "How did you do that?" ...

My daughter is a typical teenager.  She always has the music cranked up in her room, and when she's not in her room, she has earbuds in ...

"Mama," my eight-year-old son said.  "I'm going to go fly a kite." "I thought your kite fell apart last year ...

Tara Tyler  stopped by the other day, and gave me a pretty flower.  She must've known how much I like flowers.  Thank you Tara! For...