1. This week has been a lot about food. Saturday had a frost advisory, so we did a rapid harvest of the garden, and we got a pretty good lo...

It dawned on me yesterday, as I reflected on the Cardinals being tied 1-1 with the Dodgers in the NLDS that, while I loved writing beforehan...

Two summers ago at a sweltering 97°F day game. M and I went to our annual home St. Louis Cardinal game last night. It was an exciting ...

1. It is not too late to write my quick takes! We had a busy, fun week. My parents came up for a visit, which is pretty incredible in itself...

1. It is Spring in St. Louis, where we are visiting my family. Everyday has gotten above 40, and the daffodils are beginning to bloom. There...

1. With the basement finished ( my post with pictures is here ), I am not sure what else to look forward to, but then I have nothing to comp...

This is my second post of the day after a weeks hiatus. Let's just say that mothering three children does not always allow for blogging....

1. Today I am pretty sure I hit the ultimate level of mom-coolness. Well, probably not, but I felt pretty cool cruising home from our home s...

1. It has been a busy, busy week for us, beginning with our 12 hours in the car on Sunday and ending, who knows how? In between, we watched...

The best view we had of the girls' favorite Cardinal: Fredbird. I made it to my annual St. Louis Cardinal's home game last Wedne...

1. I write these quick takes as I listen to my first St. Louis Cardinals game this season. It is almost September. I feel like an awful fan....

Four years ago today I was 9+ months pregnant with G. M was on Spring Break his first year in graduate school for his PhD. G was due on Marc...

1. Today we went to IKEA for the first time:   2. It was a pretty interesting place. We got some drawers for baby clothes th...

1. This may be the last First Friday before the baby is here. Then again we could have one more. :) 2. Today G went over to the calendar o...