NOTE 1: The story below is my own personal experience. Of course, you should visit your doctor for an actual…
When our daughters were in high school, my husband (who really is awesome in all ways) and I had the…
Years ago, when we were broke (oh, wait, we’re still broke! But now I blame the kids), I decided that…
Twice in the past week I’ve received an email offer for a personalized doormat. The words struck me as funny…
We’ve survived teaching all three of our kids how to drive. And I’m proud to say that, clearly, we lived…
A couple of winters ago, in yet another triumph of hope over experience, I planted a couple of tomato plants.…
Years ago, we adopted our first cat (someday I’ll tell you all about the circumstances involving Bonnie’s adoption, but that…
I thought my daughter, Emma’s mother, would kill me. It wouldn’t be the first time she felt that way, and…
Recently (ok, almost two months ago – I tend to hold onto unread emails for an outrageous amount of time)…
Just before I entered sixth grade, my family moved to what had been our summer home in the wilds of…