In our house, A.P. is the resident Lego expert. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, more Star Wars… he loves them all! Maybelle was quite surprised to learn that Lego …

Good things happen when I work out.  I have fewer migraines.  I get to use fancy shampoo.  I feel better.  But these things all come at a cost, paid for …

For someone who spends so much quality time with her laptop, my family had to drag me kicking and screaming into video games.  We have a Wii, and our kids …

I first got to know World Vision when my good friend (bloggy and in real life) Jill went to the Dominican Republic on a blogger trip during which a profoundly …

As soon as the leaves started turning colors, my kids got excited.  Because it’s beautiful? Nope.  Because it means Christmas is coming? Not that either.  It’s because they know as …

As you know, I went to the University of Georgia.  It was there that I developed a love of pork barbecue that has only grown as I’ve gotten older. At …

We have a nice little village of ZhuZhu pets.  They are kept safe by KungZhu warriors.  They have a disco, a training facility, and cars.   There was even a ZhuZhu …

Sometimes, I drag my kids to ethnic restaurants and make they try ‘weird’ food. Sometimes I take them to cultural events when they’d rather be watching Saturday Morning cartoons, like …

This is my laundry room.  Pretty standard, as far as they go.  See my dryer in the corner?  It doesn’t get much action.  I try and tell it that being …

Much like Snowmaeddon this winter, my kids had to get creative during the Great Heat Wave of 2011.  In search of some indoor fun, they decided to re-create the test …