Here's how it went down: Merrill called us on Monday night. " I'm coming home early.  I'm going to fly in Saturday morn...

Today Max decided to risk death by reconnecting the T.V. to the outlet and to the cable so the boys could watch cartoons in the wee hours of...

We have a regular, old school, phone with cord in our bedroom.  We bought it so we'd have a working phone when the power goes out and th...

Last week: Me:  DOUG!  You're home! (from his early meeting at church.)  I need your help to take your Father's Day Present Picture...

Marinepia was established in 1927 (and it's showing it's age a bit.  It's not exactly pristine like say, Monterey Bay Aquarium.)...

This place was actually really cool.  The majority of the temple, including the largest main building, is closed for renovation until somet...

Wanna know one of the many things I LOOOOOOOVE about Japan? Vending machine ice cream!!! Only 120 Yen (roughly $1.50) for delicious desser...

'Member how we live in Japan?  I know...it's easy to forget.  But we do!  And sometimes we actually do stuff off  of the base!  (Qu...

Discovering random acts of cuteness. (Since I'm usually discovering random acts of destruction, I thought I'd doc...

Alternate Titles: "A Cautionary Camping Tale" or  "Why Doug Thinks I Take Far Too Long to Tell a Simple Story" When...