Only one full weekend left until Christmas! I'm trying to make good my promise to myself to make each minute of pre-Christmas preparations, baking, and…
Scott left town on Tuesday to fly to Texas for his grandmother's funeral, leaving me to solo parent for a few days. After a few days alone with the kids, I am…
When I posted yesterday's column to my Facebook page I was happy to get quite a bit of feedback/commiseration/perspective back (thank you everyone who posted…
A couple of weeks ago I ran into an acquaintance/friend who I used to see more often. Her daughter is a year older than L., and an only child. I mentioned to…
My husband's grandmother passed away this weekend. It's not my story to tell, so I won't tell it here, but we walked around sad and heavy-feeling all weekend…