The Katherine Wheel

2012 ended up not having quite as much time in it as I needed.  There are still so many things I wanted to get done, so much more I wanted t...

Dear Monkey, Looking back over pictures of you, trying to find just the right ones for this letter, I realized something. You have lost th...

Dear Bug, This has been a growing year for us.  And I don't just mean the extra inches that necessitated an entirely new wardrobe for ...

It's taken me a while to post about Christmas.  Between my ongoing struggle to juggle my growing family and some very frustrating issues...

Yesterday, we got our first snow.  The snow arrived in typical Midwest fashion, with freezing temperatures, winds gusting to 40 miles per ho...

Getting ready for Christmas has been exceptionally hard this year.  Christmas is my absolutely favorite time of year, and I adore everything...

There really is nothing like a newborn.  I find myself saying this multiple times a day, to anyone who will listen.  Which is usually Duck. ...