I returned from "vacation" with the husband and kids Sunday night at 1AM. The trip was less and more painful than I expected. The children were better behaved on the airplanes this time, but the younger one is now fascinated with stairs, and it was 8 degrees outside and we were … [Read more...]

...but I'm getting sick of words that use "mom" to replace a syllable, like the following:MompreneurMomversationMomolution (this one is the newest, to replace "resolution")MomlogicMomformationUsed in this way, you can bet "mom" will soon be used as a curse. As in, "Go mom … [Read more...]

Well, when all else fails, I simply do not post here. However, in the interest of giving you something to look at when you come here, and also because my words have dried up on my other blogs, too, I'm going to show you where the ones that came out have landed.The Mommy Times: … [Read more...]

I recently had occasion to revisit some old journals. For the record, such an opportunity for self-reflection is awesome, and it also sucks. I can see how far I've come, and also I can see how ridiculous I once was. I will say that I was not all ridiculous. I was also … [Read more...]

1. Twilight. I hereby revoke my initial reaction to the fact that we have to read it for book club, which was "GROAN." My new reaction is "Curse you, Lori!" I am obsessed, and it's really kind of pathetic.2. Stewart's three-week-and-counting cold. He constantly clears his … [Read more...]