I take my drowsy baby Jonah to my room at 11:00 to feed him before bed. By 11:15, he is totally zonked out. I kiss him, put him in his crib, and tiptoe into the kitchen, where I kiss my husband Donnie goodnight as he passes me on his way to bed. All boys tucked [...]

Camping is SO totally NOT on my summer to-do list, nor shall it ever be. And no, this is not an early Top Ten Tuesday post…it’s Sunday’s Covington News column! Finally, school is out for summer! But whoever called these the “Lazy Days of Summer” didn’t take a peek at my to-do list. As you [...]

I have a theory on the obesity epidemic. I’m not a scientist or a doctor, but having been heavy much of my life, I think I’m qualified to have an opinion on the subject. I think that the fattening of America is due largely to the fact that we’re a food-obsessed society. I saw a [...]

“A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~Tenneva Jordan It’s time for my annual Mother’s Day Public Service Announcement, to remind you that next Sunday belongs to Mom. This year, I’m thinking about gracious giving. Daily, in [...]

Above: Zach with Molly and Tonya, the day we got Molly Below: Eli meeting Molly for the first time (The boys look SO young!!) It took a while, but he finally caved. We often call our house the Apted Zoo. Dad the Zookeeper had long refused to add aquatic creatures to our menagerie of pets. [...]