Welcome, Spring
"In like a lion; out like a lamb." That's March, or at least it's supposed to be. This year, with great thanks to El Nino, we've had a...
The Cost of Community
It has been a hard week where I live. For those of you who don't live in my community, I will give you a quick summary. (Thank you in...
Yes, I'm Failing Every Day Too
One of my good friends and I were driving home from a party a few weeks ago and I mentioned that I was thinking of starting this blog. ...
The Spider Incident (a.k.a.The Day My Kids Saw Their Mother Lose Her Everloving Mind in the Kitchen)
Here's something you should know about me: I'm generally cool under pressure. Especially around my kids. Daughter falls on the...
The Day Kids Brought "The 'N' Word" into My House and What I Said to My Six-Year-Old
I froze. Standing in my kitchen, working on an assembly line of sandwiches for five children, I heard it: the "N" word. It came out of a...
Appendix, Schmappendix
When I woke up yesterday, I thought, "Hmm. Today feels like a great day for appendicitis!" (I kid! I kid! (Sigh.) There is no good day...
The Tooth the Fairy Forgot
He jumped out of our bed, where he had been curled up like a tired Weimaraner for most of the night, and went running for his bed. My...
And for her next trick ...
She blogs! So, I've been thinking about this for a while. I've had business advisors tell me that I need to be blogging. Friends...
