Candace-This will be our 3rd year participating in the...more

I read a post a few weeks ago about the idea of closing the comment section on a blog in order to move the conversation to other social media platforms such as Twitter or Facebook. He makes some excellent points about the comment section: “The system is built for individual comments, not for discussion threads […] ...more

We've been keepin' on keepin' on here. It's been a busy week--David has late nights, I have stuff going on at work that's keeping me busy, Zuzu's still been hitting (and occasionally missing) the potty, Coco is trying new foods every three days like it's her job, Cooper is barking his ass off at anyone who walks by our house or drives a large vehicle by our house, and has just barked himself right outside because it's nap time and they are both sleeping at once and NOBODY BETTER RUIN THAT FOR ME.Today was my first stay at home day in ages that I didn't have a ton of grading to do, which meant I've almost caught up on laundry piled up downstairs (missing last weekend's laundry session, plus Zuzu going through more than one pair of pants per day is keeping our washing machine busy) AND I managed to mop the kitchen floor. My bare feet are thanking me because it was seriously kind of gross ....more

Part 1 Alright, week two of Chris blogging and this is what I want you to do; I am going to paint two pictures and I want you to tell me how anxious they make you feel. Game? First scenario: you just waited for 2 hours to get a front row seat on a brand new roller coaster ....more