Cheryl She’s a lot like her mother that way. ; )

The Call: Little Drummer Boy — Jessica Tommy started out playing the drums on his brothers’ Beatles Rock Band playstation game. Then he graduated to an electronic kit that we had set up in our bedroom. (Yeah, I know, don’t ask, you don’t want to know!) Finally, he insisted that he wanted a real drum […]

The Call: Green Tips — Jessica Spring is coming! This little patch of daffodils is hidden behind a large bush on the side of the house that we rarely see. I knew that the tips would be bursting through the ground by now but I was surprised at how far along they really were. And […]

The Call: Tri-sled — Jessica I have a common practice of wandering around my house and saying, “oh my, why in the world is THAT there?” Of course I know the answer is because some child was playing with it and then put it down and left. But still, there have been some very unsual […]

The Call: Legos are Everywhere — Cheryl My house is bursting with evidence that children live here. The Response: Toys — Jessica With lots of children, come lots of toys — round every bend, under every footstep.

The Call: Wild Bunch — Jessica Okay, so maybe they aren’t really feral but when they are taking over the toy box (heck, taking over the bedrooms) they certainly feel a little wild and dangerous! Response: A Gift — Cheryl Late this afternoon, Bridget and I drove to one of the nearby ponds, so I […]