Sometimes you plan a fun family night, and sometimes you just open the pantry and see what happens. The other night, the boys and I decided we needed dessert. Not make a recipe and measure things properly dessert. More of a "How many sweet things can we possibly put on ice cream?" kind of dessert. So we raide...

So I was talking a lot before, about the cat that adopted my family, and then it became the pregnant cat that adopted my family. We took her to the vet and 4 or 5 baby kittens were in her tummy. We go from having no cat, to one cat, to potentially one cat and 5 kittens! Well THE night came last Monday. All I can say, i...

Our family has recently been adopted by a cat. (Yes, that's apparently the correct way to say it.) One day there was no cat, and the next there was a furry little visitor hanging around our house acting like it had always lived here. And yes I did my due-diligence. I've looked on all of the lost and found sites for ou...

I've checked all the lost and found sites, and we are off to the vet this week to make sure this baby isn't micro-chipped. If she's not, I think a cat has adopted our family. Meet Spot, at least that is what my 8 year old says her name is. I've tried a few different names, but I get shut down very quickly. "He...

My baby turned 6. Six! I know every parent says this, but honestly, all those clichés people throw around when your kids are little, they're annoying because they're true. "The days are long, but the years are short." Yep. Turns out they weren't lying. When your kids are babies, life is so intense that...