The joys of being a sixth child! Oob asked if he could draw beards and mustaches on the outlets and I could not think of a reason to ...

   1.  It was the strangest thing.We were walking through the woods and saw robins throwing leaves.  They were on the forest floor, ...

The Emperor and I went out to visit Mom's grave and see her new headstone.   We had a very nice time- I suppose we were gone for an hour...

A Father to His Son A father sees his son nearing manhood. What shall he tell that son? 'Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.' A...

I did NOT think the pun was funny. Surprised!  When you take pictures of your kids, do you want just one picture of everyone-smilin...

We're back (kinda)! The portfolio review went swimmingly.  I love having that chance to review how each kid is doing,and it's re...

Last Thursday, all the kids woke up with a sore throat.  I was delighted. Not that sickness was good news, but that they all were gettin...

This is something that will only work if you are a certain kind of mom (silly) with a certain kind of kid (silly).  I am, so I'm throwin...

I used to get that question a lot when all 6 of mine were little.  I think people were just a little awed/terrified/amused at seeing me in...

One reason that I'm backed up on the blogs (not just mine, I haven't had time to read blogs!) is the adjustment to our "ful...

My camera tells me I'm behind on my posting.  Last Monday, the Emperor returned to school for his preparation week, and we began to ...

Choclo and the Emperor were talking about seasons and the Emperor was explaining that "equinox" means "equal night," ref...

The other day, I noticed that Leena's shoe was starting to fall apart.  This was annoying, to say the least, since we had just bought ...

Or maybe the closing of an era!  I haven't talked much here about coming to terms with leaving Babyville.  I lived there for so lon...

A conversation with my friend, Becky, has gotten me thinking a lot about trajectory in parenting. To me this means having a clear idea of ...

 It's the age of the camera phone and Choclo and Oob know it. A trip to the hardware store turns into a photo op: Look!  A lawn mowe...

Today's gray hair brought to you by Choclo and Oob. This resourceful team waited patiently until the Prime Minister and the older Zoomli...

Recently, we've been trying to figure out an appropriate balance of TV/Computers/iPods/etc. I think this is something every family...

1. I think 2 1/2 (the golden age of NO) is just easier the 6th time around. Ten years ago, when Mxyl said, "NO!", he was challen...

How about seven ways to get your kids to clean up? 1. If it's an overwhelming mess, help out. Make a deal where you pick up 1, 2, or 3 ...