Songs from the Hearth

The long-awaited Police Station he's been coveting for the last 5 months.  All 782 pieces of which he put together by himself. Li...

  Lego Chocolate synergy.  So, so much greater than the sum of its parts.   Four is turning five, and has asked for a Lego them...

The kids heading back to school is a cause for celebration in our household.  They love school almost as much as they love being home, and I...

One of my favorite childrens' books is Socks for Supper  by Jack Kent.  In it a poor old couple who subsist entirely on turnips from th...

Before Baby Girl has been sprouting up this summer, and all of a sudden looking like a little stork in her too-short dresses.  But, you ...

  The almost-finished police van, here still missing taillights, blinkers, and a front grill.   I am not much of a hoarder; in this...

For anyone who cares, these are Squirtle, Pikachu, Oddish, and Jigglypuff.  I think. A few years ago, the big boys discovered Pokemon.  ...