Ah, yes.  Our little elf friend, Elfis,  is back!  He returned during the early morning hours of Dec. 1st, as promised.  I have to admit that I have a love/hate relationship with Elfis.  He brings out the innocence and curiosity of my 4 J’s, but also the slightly obsessive nature of them as well.  They tip [...]

Well, this week it’s going to be photo(s) of the week.  This was back in the winter of 2006.  My sweet J2 was being very quiet (red flag!) and I tip toed around the corner to find this . . . She was quietly trying to “clean up” the mess she made while trying to [...]

Yes, I admit it.  We spent the entire day in our pajamas.  Does that make me a bad mom?  No, actually to my kids it made me an awesome mom!  My kids love pajama day, and we have several during the year, most of them revolving around the holidays.    Speaking of the holidays. . [...]

I am going  to start a “photo of the week” post where each week I will dig back through my thousands and thousands (not joking here) of photos and find an “interesting” pic to post!  So, today marks the beginning of a brand new tradition.  Today I am going back to Dec of 2005! Drumroll [...]

I had a variety of characters last night for trick or treating.  They were all so excited about getting candy that they didn’t seem to notice the cold wind and rain!  The pumpkin hung in as long as he could, but finally Papa took him back to the warm house.  I think Papa was secretly [...]