My son had his first legitimate beef with me last weekend. Don’t get me wrong, he has boldly proclaimed, “I’m mad”, when I’ve given him a timeout or told him he couldn’t watch TV, but this was the first time that he had a real case against me.
My husband had taken him to his swim [...]

I’d really like a report card.
I’d love a quarterly review.
I’d do almost anything for a tiny bit of FEEDBACK.
I just want someone with a little authority to tell me if I am, or if I am not, doing a good job as a mom. And my husband doesn’t count.

Computers were supposed to free us from the paper pile-up. Instead, we print out more than ever, generating huge stacks of files and investing record amounts of money to store our paper. We buy paper, file folders, labels, and file cabinets; and still the paper stacks overwhelm us. Home organizing is big business, and TV [...]

Around 11:40 AM on any given Saturday I start to get antsy.
I pace around the house and hover around the back door, hoping to catch a glimpse of his car pulling into the driveway.
The dog becomes aware of my sheer excitement and starts to follow me around, tail wagging.
The girls sense [...]

Last week, a fact really hit home for me – I’m about to have another baby. Of course, I’ve known this for quite some time – roughly seven months now, but the reality of it hit me like a ton of bricks as I lay in a hospital bed hooked up to a fetal monitor [...]

A favorite morning ritual of mine is the hot cup of green tea with honey interlude. I usually come home after dropping my son off at school, make myself a cup of tea, and drink it while checking my email. My favorite brand is Yogi Tea, because it tastes good and it comes in a [...]