Everybody’s got a few so-and-so’s in their life. You know who they are. It’s the person who always succeeds brilliantly in every area in which you fail. So-and-so has been making my life miserable lately with her “fingernails on a chalkboard” need for...

Sarah, one of my newest blog friends, is on her way to China to be united with her sweet little adopted daughter, Chen Jin Lin. I'm so excited for her! Why don't you run on over there and wish her well?And if you see Maddie emerging from a hole in the ground while...

Conversation in our kitchen after school:Maddie: Today me and my friends tried to dig to China. We didn't make it to China, though. We made it to water. Pause. Tomorrow, I think we'll make it to China.A few minutes later...Maddie: But... what if we make it to China,...

1. I think I've sealed my nomination for "wife of the year" award. On my last holiday of the summer (last Friday), I crawled out of bed at 5:00 in the morning to go fishing with my dear husband. Yes, you read that right - FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!2. Here he is,...

You know, the selection of Sarah Palin as a potential vice president should sound like a good thing for a feminist like me. But something stinks here, and I don’t think this is doing the women’s movement any good. Truthfully, I think Sarah Palin should have been smart...

Nikki and Julie cooked supper for us tonight - without any help from the grown-ups! Pizza (with homemade crust), fettucine, ceasar salad, and oreo cheesecake for dessert. Lucky us!

How could I say there is no God When all around creation calls A singing bird, a mighty tree The vast expanse of open sea- Brian Doerksen

Don't shoot!, originally uploaded by Heather Plett.One of them has long flowing hair that she brushes a dozen times a day.The other one got a buzz cut at the beginning of the summer because she doesn’t want to be bothered to comb it.One of them bought hot pink...

1. Watch the video[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WakROYAKnV0&hl=en&fs=1]2. View the pictures - LOTS of them!3. Read the travelogueDay 1 – Woke up at a ridiculous hour meant only for dreaming. Pulled out of our driveway at 5:01 a.m. Drove, drove, and...

6400 kilometres later, and we are home. A little bedraggled and road weary, but at least we made it. The girls are eating Kraft dinner for supper (at 10:30 at night), because that's about all we could muster. There is a mountain of laundry to tackle, but that can wait...