Fourth of July Weekend, ER-Style
It wasn’t the same picturesque Fourth we celebrated last year at the in-laws house. Not at all. In fact, you could tell the recession had …
You Know You’re Hungry When, Part Deux
You know you’re hungry when…. Apparently, the delicious smells coming from the oven were too good to wait. (What is it with my boys wanting …
Kids Sleep Anywhere, Part 2
My super-squirrel-y ninja–sleep skills are busy at work again, young Padawans. This time, after a trip to the ever-addictive Starbucks did my young sleepmeisters fall …
Dear Doctor Jerkface
Maybe you were too busy. You had just celebrated the office baby shower for your wife. You’re expecting your first daughter, I get it, I …
The End of an Era – How Do I Let Go?
For over ten years I’ve been kissing and snuggling and hugging baby-type people, kissing and devouring their baby faces, dressing their chubby baby arms into …
What Family Means
My husband, with clenched teeth and a night he wanted to end, handed out ice-cream filled cereal bowls like he was handing out deployment orders …
History in the Making
Every so often, you have one of those sun-filled, over-booked weekends in which you’re body parts droop and sway and you feel like you’re going …
Babies and Yoga
This, my friends, is called Balasana, or, the Child’s Pose. Or, I should say, this is what it’s supposed to look like. It’s one of …
No Room for Mommy
We ran out of baby sister’s favorite cereal she calls “her cwackuh see-wee-ull (cracker cereal).” Without being aware, a brand spankin’ new box was purchased …
Dressing Up Kids is Ridiculously Fun
Oh me oh my! I can’t wait to get these on paper, in a frame, and on my wall. We brought out some cutesy clothes, …