So at the risk of bringing everyone down, I'm having a rough day.  Couple of days.  Actually, make that a couple of weeks.Even if you know me personally, you most likely have no idea that I've been having a rough time.  Because that's what I do.  I just power through.  I take the kids to [...]

I went out the other night and met some friends for a drink.  This was, I'm sad to say, one of the more exciting events of late, due to the fact that my life is incredibly boring.  But here's what made it even more irregular:  I was sans husband, it was a school night, and [...]

Tonight I spent nine minutes watching my two kids do individual, interpretive dance routines to music from a Toy Story greeting card that only played the first four lines from "You've Got a Friend in Me."  The reason I know that the dances lasted nine minutes is because I mistakenly videoed them with my phone, [...]

When I was a kid, I loved The Pink Panther Strikes Again with Peter Sellers. It's the one where Inspector Clouseau's loyal assistant, Cato, attacks him whenever possible so that Clouseau can practice warding off assassination attempts. If you haven't seen it, picture really bad martial arts, complete destruction of private property, and a funny [...]

My friend Brian once said that having a dog is "guaranteed heartbreak." Knowing this eventuality, it's somewhat mysterious why logical, intelligent people would continue to get them as pets. But for those of us whose lives have been saved by dogs, I suppose it's not a big mystery (and when I say "saved," I don't [...]

I've had, on numerous occasions, delusions of grandeur wherein I take the entire family on a year-long trip around the world and blog the whole time. Before kids, Tenzin and I were relatively big world travelers, so I've had these crazy dreams about trekking around the globe with the kids and letting the world be [...]

There's nothing quite like a vacation to show your family what it's really made of. It's like life on steroids.All things considered, I wouldn't say we're on the Mark McGwire of trips right now, but we're still on some serious roids. Tenzin, the kids, and I are driving across eastern Nevada on the "Loneliest Road" [...]

I spent five hours in front of my computer today and walked away without accomplishing anything. Okay, that's not completely accurate or fair. I sent some emails, researched our spring break trip, and had a minor nervous breakdown because we don't have any money.Okay, so that's also not completely accurate or fair. We have money. [...]

Note: The following is a self-serving, somewhat whiny account of my chronic pain condition. No one likes to hear about a chronic pain condition. It's why pain doctors and psychiatrists get paid so much. And why my husband would be up for sainthood if he weren't an atheist. I joined Powder Room Graffiti, a women's [...]