The second child takes center stage...To those who think Brady does not own pants: you are right. They are not technically "his." They are all hand-me-downs from his brother. He is rarely seen in pants because his legs are still so cute and chubby that it seems criminal to … [Read more...]

As many of you now know, my sweet darling husband actually forgot my birthday. For a good hour on Tuesday morning, he went about his business, clearly oblivious to the importance of the day's date. Until I reminded him.What followed was a tearful rehashing of all of the other … [Read more...]

My friend Tina at Raising Mommy is a scientist. I met her during the summer between junior and senior year of college, when we were both working as "spinners" at the chemistry lab at the local hospital. That meant we processed tubes of blood and other body fluids to ready them … [Read more...]

Hi. I know, my birthday is in 25 minutes, but I'm so tired I can't pull together some kind of birthday post. All I really want for my birthday are comments. And pajamas. And happy kids. Okay, that's all I really want - happy kids. Please, universe, help me out with that, … [Read more...]

According to Charlie's Myspace page, his groupies (all 2 of them) are called "Dailies." Remember Kate Hudson's character in "Almost Famous?" She was a "band-aid." Whatever you call them, it looks like I'm starting a little fan club here on my blog. If you haven't heard the … [Read more...]