"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate." -Thornton Wilder ...

"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees." -Victor H...

Playing miniature golf with Peanut is finally fun. She's able to play on her own. She's not a sore loser. And she genuinely enjoys ...

"Because if that little kid likes me, how bad could I be?" - Wreck-It Ralph Father's Day. I don't ask for much. I don...

Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness. Crashed and on their way. -Pearl Jam My first clue was the lack of traffic as we headed south on th...

I often wonder, when is it we begin to lose our imagination? When do we stop dreaming the impossible, and start to stare cold hard reality ...

It is with minimal sadness that we inform you of the death of Pinky, our hermit crab. She lasted a lot longer than we ever wished. Pinky arr...

Peanut came home from school yesterday with a stack of her writing work. Over the past few months, she and her classmates have been working ...

Peanut's birthday lasted three days this year. Considering it encompassed a five-day trip to Disney last year, I think we let ourselve...

Six years ago today, we finally met. The doctor put you into my arms and the wondering about what it would be like suddenly stopped. There w...

Peanut turns six this week. Can ya believe that nonsense? But before she hits that number, she hit another, less-significant but still mind...

I never skied growing up. My first time on skis was in high school, and I was so terrible that I almost killed myself and several other peo...

There are not many certainties in this world. Not may things we can really bank on. But when the chips are down, and I'm down and out on...

This year has not gotten off to the start I had anticipated. January was a tougher-than-expected month. While I try to embrace a renewed sen...

Snow brings out the kid in all of us. Here's how we spent our winter weekend... when I wasn't shoveling: Queen of the Snow

There are so many great and memorable images of Peanut from 2012. But if I had to choose one to sum up her year, it's this one: Her ...

Christmas Day will always be Just as long as we have we

We take pride in our annual Christmas card. It's one of our favorite, if not our favorite, non-traditional traditions. We are not the ki...

A long time ago, even before My Director was around, I started a collection. This collection has turned into somewhat of a tradition. ...

Some unexpected traffic on the bus ride home meant I would be a little later than normal. So I texted My Director with some basic instructio...