Sari is a young apprentice to the local midwife in an isolated Hungarian village when the men, including her fiance, are called away to fig...

Although I spent most of my free time with a book, I can't remember much of what I read in junior high (other than Little Women, Anne of...

The sun may be shining and there isn't any snow on the ground, but it is bitter cold outside. I spent every spare moment between Christm...

A modern day retelling of Oedipus Rex, Ed King by David Guterson is a strangely compelling read. I pulled out our copy of Sophocles' w...

We've been so busy celebrating Thanksgiving and various other family events that I almost forgot to pick a winner for the McDonald's...

On the eve of the Spanish Civil War, Sira, a young dress maker, escapes quickly with her new lover to Morocco. She leaves behind her mother,...

The kiddos and I were invited to join other local bloggers at a launch party for the new Happy Meals at McDonald's last week. I took Uta...

I almost forgot to pick a winner (using the random number generator) for the Eversave Save Rewards Give-away today. I've got to get on ...

I regularly embarrass my children my making up silly songs. It drives them crazy. But today's little diddy actually got a smile from Nea...

We all like to save money. Right? I love an amazing deal and there are so many resources on the Internet to help us find them. Eversave is...

The winner of the GUBS game from Gamewright give-away, chosen randomly, is  . . . JEN Congratulations! Please email me with your inform...

The other night I was hosting the neighborhood book club at my house. As the ladies were arriving my neighbor's little dog was in the fr...

Ever since I read Matched by Ally Condie last spring, I have been anxiously awaiting the next volume in the trilogy. Crossed released las...

We are big fans of Gamewright games. Over the last few years we have collected quite a few of their card games, including Sleeping Queens ,...

Thomas has made a sweet little friendship in kindergarten this year. Most days we walk to and from school with the girl that lives just down...

After Trick r Treating last night, the family was gathered in the kitchen. The kids were going through their candy. I was cleaning up when I...

We've been celebrating Halloween for so many weeks now that yesterday's festivities were almost anti-climatic. I woke up earlier tha...

My calendar fills up so quickly in October. The beautiful light and wonderful outdoor colors are just perfect for photo shoots and families ...

Last night we took advantage of the warm weather (hopefully not the last) and spent the evening at Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point . ...