It's Sunday, and the windows are open! As a Valley native, this has always been quite a momentous occasion for me – after all, it's been 100 and God lately…hardly the type of climate where one would keep open windows! My in-laws are going to be here any minute, so I wanted to get some [...]

McCain picked a mom…of FIVE! And she just had a baby in April! Women around the country — have they forgiven Obama yet for defeating Hilary? If not, here is their candidate. This was a brilliant move by McCain. He didn't pick Mit, boring snoring. He is banking on the fact that the race is [...]

"Go to sleep my baby, my baby, my baby. Go to sleep, my Katie. I love you." This is the first verse of a lullaby I've been singing to Katie ever since she was a baby. When it's lights out time at the end of the day, she often asks me, "Mama, will you sing [...]

In a recent issue of the Opinion pages of The Bee, a doctor had a title that is really very cool: Her name is Amy E. Evans, M.D., and she is director for the Center for Breastfeeding Medicine at Community Regional Medical Centers. Wow, now that I like because it reflects the seriousness of breast-feeding efforts there. [...]

Can I get a little political? What a historical moment in time! Tonight was a drop-everything-and-watch-the-speech kind of night in my house…and I even turned the surround sound on, and required Sarah/14 and Tyler/13 to watch. I had a glass of wine with my brother and husband, and made a plate full of tuna and [...]

I’m not dying; I’m pregnant. It had been sixteen years since I last tested positive for a baby. It wasn’t the result I expected my primary care doctor to return. I’d gone to see him because I thought my colon might be infected. Yes, my colon. Mind you, I didn’t pick that to worry about [...]

"Mom," Aidan said, as he sprang up from his green square, completely ignoring his pre-school teacher's dismissal policy. "See that girl? She's my bestest friend." The smile on his face was inescapable, and tugged at my maternal heart strings. I melted at his innocence and excitement, but was curious to learn more. We walked over [...]

Just kidding!  It's not a musical, but over on the Mindhub Web site, Melissa Hunter's asking everyone to spread the word about what sounds like a very interesting  play for moms and moms-to-be.  Genevieve, are you paying attention? (She's expecting in April if you haven't heard the great news!) It's called "Birth" and it's coming to Fresno Sunday, Sept. [...]

My mom shared this with me, and I thought it was funny enough to share with all of you! Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office. 3. Go home. 4. Pick up the paper. 5. Read it for the last time. Lesson 2 [...]