I couldn't let this year pass by without writing my 100th blog post. While I'm enjoying a relaxing vacation sans kids, I've had the opportunity to get a lot of things done that I normally don't do…like, yep, you guessed it, laundry. I think I've done five or six loads already. I've also been submitting [...]

10. Chortle at the kid’s antics after they’ve been reprimanded and are out of earshot. That, or use hand to muffle chuckles and throw in a fake cough. Goal, use this phrase 80% less by July: “Just because I laugh doesn’t make it OK.” 9. Breakup with Starbucks. Sob. The chai lattes are just too [...]

I guess 5 is the age when kids stop being totally enamored with what they get for Christmas and join the "But everyone else has one" club. Seems like EVERYONE except us got a Wii for Christmas. Never mind the fact that Katie never expressed an interest in the high-priced gaming system until about two [...]

Whatever kind of a bad day (or life) you think you might be having, I promise you Jamal, the main character from Slumdog Millionaire, has it ten times worse. Awarded a prestigious 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, this movie is nothing less than sheer story telling perfection. Not one moment did I catch myself thinking they [...]

Words words words have always been my love, my passion, my addiction (envision legions of   bookcases) – my living. And now, I need help with words to describe someone too wonderful for words.  Our godchild has given birth to a child. This little infant is already magnificent, tender, perfect, exquisite.  What do we call this little guy, besides his [...]