We have had the craziest weather for the past few weeks - snow, ice, freezing rain, with a 58-degree day thrown in the middle. Our yard is now a slushy, muddy, slippery tundra. Perfect for wrestling with your best friend in the whole world, of course!

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season! As much as I love welcoming a new year, I hate New Year's resolutions. I am goal-oriented, and big sweeping ideals - I will be healthy! I will lose weight! I will get more sleep! Or whatever! - just can't be accomplished. At least for me, anyway. But since I'm a big goal setter, I always, always set a bunch for myself at the start of

The other day, John and I were talking about how this has been the craziest December on record for us. Actually, our whole 2010 has been that way, and for the first time ever (EVER! I'm normally a little sad on NYE to see a great year pass by.) I am rejoicing to see the year end and excited to welcome 2011 with wide open arms. Between now and then, though, I'm nesting. This week I'm

Stuffed onto one chair: Lucas, Cooper, and Cady. (Cady's in the foreground.) Where's Emmett? Well, the King of the Castle is behind the camera, curled up, sound asleep in his very own un-shared chair.