The Ups & Down (syndrome) of the Allred Family

Look at it.  Isn't it pretty?  My heart flutters and a tear forms in the corner of my eye when I gaze upon the fantastical wonderfu...

I don't know what it is about my boys.  But I am truly blessed.   My girls are pretty freakin' awesome too.  Elisha is uber talen...

NOTE TO READERS :  This experience happened about 3 weeks ago.  I was so worked up over the incident, I decided to table this entry until I ...

Once again, Jacob has defied my expectations :) Yesterday, I was going about my business and he came up to me, grunted, and pointed to ...

Today is a short entry...thank goodness.   It's not my favorite, but it's part of life.  Yesterday was picture day at the ...

Summertime is a bittersweet time around our house. On the first hand, I get to spend more time with my kiddos playing, laughing, having fun...

To say that life has been crazy around our household for the last several years would be an understatement.  Since Jacob's birth, we h...

NOTE:  This original post was written right around Thanksgiving, but I forgot to post it!  I hope you enjoy it anyway :) I'm sitti...

People often ask me if I ever sleep.  And, quite frankly, I don't much.  Partly out of habit from the 10+ years I used to work nights r...