My November Baby. To see beautiful John Pearson, head over to his parents' blog at chroniclesofclay.  There is this wonderful lit...

  As I've turned into an old woman (which I clearly am), I've discovered patterins (not a typo, just quoting my child) in my ...

Christmas Card Photo- Courtesy of the talented Ragan Oswalt.  An amusing and blessedly brief experience.  Two thousand thirteen has ...

There are two things people ask when looking at our Thanksgiving plans.  Why? and How? The why is a complicated answer, and ma...

Paul and I were married in April of 2006.  That fall, I decided I wanted us to host Thanksgiving.  We haven't looked back. This is Than...

Part 1:  We have a problem.  It is an especially unattractive one.  Part 2:  To make sure everyone is on the same page about what the the ...

So, here we named a problem.   And here, we put some flesh on its bones.   But, talking about problems all day without potential solutio...