by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 17, 2012 | for Fun, Yea Big
Alana (18): Caleb, how tall are you? Caleb (8): Not telling. Alana: Seriously, Caleb, how tall are you? [pause] Caleb: Tall enough…to not use the stool in my bathroom and still get my toothbrush.
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 11, 2012 | for Fun, for Money
People say you shouldn't buy timeshares. I'm not so sure. When I was a tween, my parents bought two. One in Snowbird, Utah—a ski resort packing some of the greatest snow on earth—the other smack dab on the beach in San Diego. All these decades later, our family still...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 28, 2011 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Riding home in the car from the family play-on-the-frozen-lake outing.] Caleb (8): When I burp after drinking soda, my nose steams up. [Gales of laughter from throughout the car.] Caleb: I'm serious!
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 27, 2011 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Playing with his new remote control helicopter he got for Christmas.] Caleb (8): Mom! When you try to crash the helicopter…it attacks you! [Gales of laughter from throughout the room.] Caleb: I'm serious!
by Kristen Chevrier | Dec 25, 2011 | for Fun, for Spirit
I love Christmas! Most Christmases I'm on top of everything: Shopping is nearly done before Thanksgiving and most presents are wrapped before the first week of December. Then we start ticking items off of our long list of “must-dos.” This year has been a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 24, 2011 | for Fun
What do you do on Christmas Eve? Here are two things our family has done for years and years. Christmas Tree French Toast Every Christmas Eve morning, we have this special, festive breakfast. (On Christmas morning we have an enormous cinnamon roll wreath/candy cane...
