No, I don't mean cute things I call my kids, I mean the names the kids give their pets. Did I mention the menagerie? We are allergic t...

Initially it tested as "Genius", but the last two Oob posts brought it down to postgrad. Boy, aren't I smart! Except... as Th...

You know, I have had a baby before, but there are all these things I rediscover with each one. Top Ten things I forget about this age: 10. ...

He wiggles! He wriggles! He flips over! He turns on his tummy! Watch out, little bits of stuff on the carpet, here he comes! He's a bi...

Great news: The ever delightful Queen of Carrots is expecting her third duckling! Go congratulate her ! Not so great: she's "morn...

There was this guy who worked in the lab across the hall. One day I happened to be over there running some lengthy assays on their equipmen...

A full house, full hands, a full life. Packed down, shaken together, overflowing. Thanks be to God!

This was Mxyl's entry and he won 3rd place in the child division!!! He did a great job! Notice the sharks in the pool and the octopus h...

This was my entry! Incidentally, this was the first year entering the contest for each of us. Zorg wanted to try, but was too young for th...

This is Klenda's entry. Totally her idea! She explained that there were lots of fish in the stream because they were using them to sacr...