we needed a lot more than cheese
Do you know how hard it is to get six people to look good in a picture all at the same time?It's nearly impossible. Especially when four of them are 11 and under!Getting our family pictures taken is... more...

move over Paula Dean
According to the experts, I am a great cooker who knows how to make a mean brownie mix, has a cookbook...and could possibly beat her up.'Mom is the best cooker in the world,' Nick said last night as... more...

as soon as I open my mouth...
the other shoe drops. Alek is sick. Well, I'm not sure, exactly, HOW sick he is - but he was sick enough that the school nurse called around noon to inform me he was complaining of a headache and had... more...

quick takes to catch you up
By the time Christmas comes around, we're going to NEED that week off so we can decontaminate.H ellooooo? Anybody out there? My name is Tami and I'm the author of this-here blog. Its been TWO weeks... more...

so this is why I never became a doctor...
FALSE ALARM EVERYBODY! Alek doesn't have the piggy flu!Because I can't diagnose stuff to save my or anyone else's life... Well, THAT and then there's that whole fear of needles thing. Anyway...just... more...