chocolate chips

Everyone knows the saying "the best things in life are free" but slightly lesser known is the saying "the best toys in life a...

crazy like paganini

Last week Margaret got an early birthday present from her Dey grandparents. It was such a good find that none of us could resist giving it t...

the dangers of sign language

Sometime between six months and one year I teach my children a couple words in sign language. Simple things like "please" and &quo...

a manly holiday

Fatherhood is the epitome of masculinity. You can't get much manlier than this: The only thing that could increase the manliness is if, ...

sprinkler

We got out the sprinkler last week in order to survive the heat of June with no air conditioning. I knew Margaret would enjoy it, but what I...

thai cuisine

Clay and I got hooked on Thai restaurants when we lived in Portland. It seemed like they were on every street corner, and we often indulged ...

ode to turtles

There was a little turtle Who lived in a box. He swam in the puddles And climbed on the rocks. ...

the arena

Clay and I have recently spent our free time building a riding arena (read: mostly Clay). Since I have been trying to work Chico every day ...

ramblings and poetry

Here are some ramblings that I recently submitted to my family's self publicated journal entitled "The Deyly News". The poem a...