We say the Pledge of Allegiance a lot.  My 4 year old even knows it.  However, how many of us really know the background and history behind the Pledge? First, the Pledge Of Allegiance was written Francis Bellamy.  He was a Baptist minister, a Christian socialist, and a extreme nationalist. … Read More »I Pledge Allegiance . . .

I had these pictures taken of the kids right before Will’s birthday. I finally got them scanned into the computer and up on my walls!  Aren’t they the cutest things?

I am trying to talk my husband into getting a hybrid.  Right now, we have a Jeep Liberty which we love.  However, it has 112,000 miles on it.  My husband drives a minimum of 70 miles a day, and we are getting something like 20 miles per gallon.  Needless to… Read More »Calling all hybrid owners

How do you save energy when you are cleaning?  I often joke that I have a one year old.  I don’t need to clean the floor.  He takes care of it.  If anything is on the floor, it is in Will’s mouth.  I don’t even need to call him.  I… Read More »Cleaning and saving energy

I can’t wait for Elizabeth to post up the pictures she took of the kids playing over the weekend.  I know she got some good shots.  Overall, it was a great weekend with the kids.  After Elizabeth left yesterday, Madison cried on and off for about 3 hours that she… Read More »Kids playing and all sorts of fun stuff