Susan's Pendulum

One toddler playing the recorder. Loudly. Squeal squeeeall SQUEALLLLLL squeal. Two teenagers watching tv together. Dialogue constantly be...

A couple of weeks ago there was a re-enactment weekend not far away. It was at the height of the mosquito infestation, but the township mus...

The crib was a gift to Katie from my Aunt Mary, one of Katie's godmothers. Someone thinks it's not just for dollies.

Have you noticed how Psalm 131 is a reflection of Psalm 130 (one of the seven penitential psalms)? "O Israel, hope in the Lord." O...

1 quart of fresh chopped garden-tomatoes 3 Tbsp of minced fresh basil 2 tsp of balsamic vinegar salt pepper garlic powder or minced fresh ga...

Gary and I went out to dinner today. It's a nice restaurant, great atmosphere, the kind of place kids flock to for homecoming and prom....

While sorting through piles and clearing the school bookshelves, I found some old notebooks that we'd used for writing. Here is an unna...

Even though it's been 14 months since Dad died, I still find myself referring to "my parents' house" or "my parents...

Four women are at a stylist convention: a blonde, a brunette, a redhead, and a woman with green hair. Each is asked the same question by a s...

Homeschoolers in Wisconsin will be submitting their affidavits electronically this year instead of on paper forms. Please see the WPA websi...

Andrew has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his USPS and UPS boxes today. They've arrived, and he's busy putting together his...

"Hi." "Hi." [walk walk walk dinosaurs walk toward each other] "Hi." "ROARrrrr!!!!" [bite fight fight...

An elephant was drinking out of a river one day, when he spotted a turtle asleep on a log. So, he ambled on over and kicked it clear across ...

Katie, Nathan, and Alia.

Nathan (my son-in-law) found a job here pretty quickly. It's not what he wants to do forever, but for now it's a job and a paycheck...

I found a hilarious cartoon, but it was copyrighted. Go look at it by clicking here . If you want to read more of Mark Parisi's carto...

Andrew cut his finger yesterday. It was a bloody mess. Usually we bandage those things at home and deal with it. But when it's on a k...

My dad. It was taken at Katie & Nathan's wedding.

A bunch of cows and bulls are standing in a field. A huge gust of wind comes along and all the cows fall over, but the bulls just stand ther...

It struck me as odd that we sang the song of the angels on Sunday morning: "Glory be to God on high, and peace on earth, goodwill to me...