Lots of talk about Bishop Allen, Cursive, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and the new Punk Goes Pop collection. Hate to say it, but I’m not really looking forward to any of them much. A few that might get overlooked: Mirah’s new release is awesome. Portland’s repping pretty strong...

The more we have denied ourselves during the day, the nearer we are each evening to the heart of our Lord. ~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat http://screen-shots.blogspot.com...

Asking me to choose my favorite scene from Young Frankenstein is like asking a parent to pick their favorite child -- it can't be done. Instead, I chose to share one of the many scenes that can reduce me to giggles in five seconds flat. When I first saw Mel Brooks' and Gene Wilder's masterpiece, I m...

Many people have been noting how similar Kai looks to how Erik looked as a baby, so I thought I would find some pictures where we could make a direct comparison. Here’s Erik at 4 days old: And here’s Kai wearing the same shirt, laying on the same couch, at 3 days old: They definitely loo...

Many people have been noting how similar Kai looks to how Erik looked as a baby, so I thought I would find some pictures where we could make a direct comparison. Here’s Erik at 4 days old: And here’s Kai wearing the same shirt, laying on the same couch, at 3 days old: They definitely loo...

Ok, hold the phone - Madeline Zima just became our new favorite up-and-coming actress. The 23-year-old star of Californication plays 16-year-old seductress, "Mia" who uses her womanly wiles to trick David Duchovny's "Hank" into some jailbait boning. Add in the fact that she gets super naked for the ...

Madeline and Sophia made the first page about Sherlock the same evening M received her scrapbook kit, and Madeline made the other three pages on her own over the past week. She loves seeing baby photos of herself, so that was a natural second choice for her. The other two pages are about Will and Zo...

Californication, Showtime, Airs Sundays 10pm E/P Episode: “La Petite Mortâ€� (Season Two, Episode Twelve) Synopsis: Hank completes his biography of Lew Ashby. Mia departs LA for her cross-country book tour. Sonja gives birth to a baby who is decidedly not Hank’s. Fortunately, Julian steps up...

Californication, Showtime, Airs Sundays 10pm E/P Episode: “Blues From Laurel Canyonâ€� (Season Two, Episode Eleven) Synopsis: To celebrate the release of Mia’s book, Ashby hosts a soiree at the manor. At the party, Karen reveals to Hank that she hasn’t read Mia’s book. Back from ...

Lately Madeline has started to loose her baby look more and more. She even speaks more clearly, probably due to no meds as well as maturation. She has become so much more knowledgable and really likes to do things herself. In my humble opinion three is the hardest age, at least with my children so f...