I have never really been a party-planning person. Many years ago (also known as The Halcyon Years Pre-Children), I could put together a decent dinner for a group of friends…provided those friends enjoyed low-key meals on paper plates while lounging …
It’s been non-stop around here today, including my brain. *My broken dishwasher makes a lovely dish-drying rack. Oh, and when the plumber came later on Friday to fix the completely rusted-out cast iron pipe, he discovered that the pipe threads …
Tomorrow, if you look at a calendar, is All Kids’ Holiday. This is also known as April Fools Day, the day for which my sons pine all year long. This is also known as Mom Does Not Have a Sense …
Do you believe in karma? Paying for past sins, for things done in a previous life? Coincidence? Free will, predestination? Because I’m wondering just who the hell we pissed off in a previous life. When things go silent here on …
I’m at An Intense Life today, musing about focus. Just something that’s been on my mind lately. Come join the conversation.
My friend, Christine Fonseca, has a new book out. Lacrimosa, the first novel in her new Requiem series. I’m thrilled to host her guest post/interview on the last day of her blog tour. I profiled her and her novella, Dies …
I stopped reading parenting magazines years ago, when I realized that my son and my life would never be in them. Instead I have a gazillion and one other subscriptions, courtesy of airline miles that will never add up to …
You know how parents are always told to enjoy driving their kids around because we go all invisible and can hear all sorts of stuff? Well, I don’t have the opportunity to drive around the boys with their friends for …
