Seeing as it falls during my favorite time of the year, and there’s a great deal of chocolate involved, I’m a fan of Halloween. Here’s a brief photographic tour of our home decor: Of course, we did some Halloween-themed educational …
What We’re Reading
For being a writer and and English major, I’ve never been as much of a reader as I’d like to be. I enjoy reading, but I tend to let a lot of time slip by in between books-for-pleasure. Part of …
Simple Truths
You can walk around cleaning up after a 2-year-old all freaking day long and call it a legit full-time job. If you have a preschooler, you can field their nonstop questions all day long and call it a legit full-time job. If …
Two-year-old Twosies
BoyWonder did a twosie on the potty for the first time yesterday. (Wahoo!!! Wild cheers!! Raise the flag!! Start burning cars and looting and stuff!!!) And although I should have known better, I, in my zealous glee over the event …
Puppies and Boys Who Drop Trou at the Beach
My kids have been begging us for a dog for years. Many looooonnng years, filled with begging, pleading, bargaining, and “We’re-not-having-this-discussion-for-the-150,000th-time”ing. So whenever we get the chance to be around someone else’s dog, we take full advantage. My friend Burke …
Who Says Words with My Mouth?
A dear friend of mine gave me a book for my 21st birthday called “The Soul is Here for its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures.” I love poetry, I love different cultures, and I love spiritual ideas, so …
Operation Liberation
Today at 12:30 I pulled up in front of my friend P-Diddles’ apartment. She met me at the car, suitcase and laptop in tow, and we pulled away for our very first grown-up mommy sleepover. Operation Liberation has officially commenced. …