On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day five of my experiences during the week that followed.   We figure it out. My husband switches shifts, my friend is going to pick up the kids, I’m frantically doing laundry, and I’ll be able to head back up to the lake. Then [...]

On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day four of my experiences during the week that followed.   I wake up with a splitting headache and put on the same clothes that my husband brought me the day before. After three days of wearing the same thing before he arrived, I’m [...]

On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day three of my experiences during the week that followed.   I wake up and put on the same clothes I’ve been wearing for three days. I had a short reprieve when I slept in some of my aunt’s yoga pants, but now [...]

On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day two of my experiences during the week that followed.   I’m freezing. My friend is already up, dealing with her hell which has now slipped to number two on the hell scale. She makes us tea. I always drink coffee in the [...]

So, where have I been? If only I could say that I took a spontaneous trip to Europe. Truth is, we've suffered a terrible family tragedy. On September 15th, my cousin drowned while swimming up at Lake Almanor in northern California. I think most of us who knew and loved him still feel like we're [...]

Tonight, the kids and I sat around the table and cried over a lemon bundt cake. A year ago, we had to put down our dog, Uno. The anniversary was actually yesterday, but we missed it (I blame the Ugly Dog incident). It was Elfie's idea to get the lemon cake. Uno loved cake. Actually, [...]

I've been sad a lot this week. Some of it has to do with my son, Newt, turning nine years old. All I can think is that nine is half of eighteen, so mathematically speaking, we're half done (although in reality, I'm sure he'll be sick of me long before that). And then there's the [...]

Meet Sili, mother to "frog princess" and the "Chief Executive Mami" of MyMamihood.com. After what can only be described as a rough year, she's laying it all out on the table. Apparently she's having a "Come to World's Worst Moms Moment."Random Thoughts (10 to be exact) That Lead Me To Believe I Might Be Losing [...]

So for the past two days, you could say I've been a bit weepy.Okay, that's actually not even close to accurate. "Weepy" implies some moments of tearing up. Maybe there's a tissue involved, but usually you can get away with a finger wipe. What I'm experiencing is more. . . sobbing. Yes, hysterical sobbing. That's [...]