I think bears have it right. Carb-load like crazy then find a comfy cave to sleep off the gray days and bitter cold nights of winter. My own desire to hunker down, curl up and stay cozy at home all started during the kids’ holiday break from school. Sure playing in the snow was fun [...]

I’ve recently been reminded that keeping up with the Joneses begins at a very tender age. Just cast yourself back to fifth grade. Remember telling your mom how you “have to have” a pair of Jordache jeans because “everyone has them”? Well over the last several months, my own fifth grade son has unleashed a [...]

Let me lay this out for you…my grocery cart does not overflow with organically grown vegetables. In fact, I defy you to find a single, solitary leafy green in there. Oh sure, I waltz through the produce department merrily tossing juicy apples or bright yellow bananas into the mix on a weekly basis, but that’s [...]

A little over a month ago, I got involved in a situation that would make McGruff (you know, the cartoony bloodhound who wants us all to take a bite out of crime) either immensely proud or tail-between-the-legs embarrassed. Let me lay it out for you. Our good friends who live a few doors down from [...]

Just like Shakira croons about the She Wolf in our closets, I want to give voice to our inner Mama Grizzlies but, lucky for you, I won’t be doing it in song. You know what I mean by Mama Grizzly…she’s the alter-ego of every mommy. She comes to the forefront to protect our kids (or [...]

This is it–the big year–both of my kids are the top dogs at their respective schools.