by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 1, 2009 | for Fun
I am under no illusion that I have to introduce anyone to Legos. But it's impossible to write a “best toys” series without including them. So here is my obligatory “Legos are awesome” post. We started almost 22 years ago with our first set of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 19, 2009 | for Fun
I've always been a sucker for anything romantic. When my husband and I were dating, I baked up a luscious mustard chicken in a bread bowl, packed up a big picnic basket, and surprised him with a lunch in the park on a blanket. (It seems to have worked. That was over...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 17, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Samuel (49): Well, honey, that's why you married me. Because I'm so good at narration.
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 7, 2009 | for Fun
When I was four-years-old, my neighbor friend, Chris Olsen, brought out the coolest thing I'd ever seen. It was a pair of wooden marble runs. You took a marble, put it at the top and watched it run down the little track about two feet, hit the end, turn the corner,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 1, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Backstory: We have a rule in our home. It states that if you come to the table and complain about the meal that someone else prepared for your edification, you are cordially invited to go complain in your room while the others eat the yucky food. For April Fool's Day...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 29, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Alana (15): Mom, when my life flashes before my eyes, I want it to be in a musical montage.
