Here are several things we did prior to going to Disney that I think really helped us have an affordable and extra fun trip. Read The U...

All six of us celebrated our birthday at Disney World.  No, none of us have a birthday in November.  At the beginning of the year we sat ...

For the week of Thanksgiving the Maniacs traveled to Disney World.  This was the very first visit for all of us.  Yes, Michael and I were...

Ruby wanted to know last night at dinner if I would give her my recipe for 15 bean soup when she was a grown up. I assured her that I would...

I'm blaming this on the cold medicine. This morning I started running errands with a trip to the post office.  I needed to pick up our...

One of my children lost a recorder this week.  Said child has not been able to find it and has supposedly looked everywhere.  I've seen ...

I feel like preparing for Halloween is all I have done for over a week.  I spent most of last week accumulating all of the costume pieces...

Driving in the car I had a 20 minute 9/11 discussion with the three girls. That discussion was sparked by driving by the building that Josep...

If you guessed Eliza Claire's toenail you would be correct. It fell off this afternoon with no drama. Unfortunately looking at the ...

Eliza Claire injured her toe this summer at swim lessons.  She was opening a heavy door and somehow got her toe caught under the door.  This...

Ruby and Eliza Claire filled two bags with books.  They got comfy on a nice sunny fall afternoon and enjoyed reading together.  How lovely t...

I try very hard not to bribe my children.  I believe that in most cases there are more effective ways to get them to behave/preform in the d...