I'm been wanting to show this to you guys, but after the events in Newtown, well, I don't think anyone's life has stayed on schedule. So this is basically a Where's Waldo book that you can personalize. You send in a photo, and then your child gets to find himself/herself among other children's faces on [...]

We went to see Rise of the Guardians today. The odds were already heavily in favor of me crying because I cry at just about everything. But this had Christmas spirit, childhood dreams, and overcoming personal tragedy all wrapped up into ninety minutes, so I really didn't stand a chance. Later I heard the kids [...]

So we officially got our asses kicked by a tree yesterday. At 2 p.m., my husband, Tenzin, and I sprung the kids out of school so we could head up the mountain to cut down our Christmas tree. Tenzin is working every weekend until Christmas, so we figured this was the best solution. Get up [...]

My kids drive me crazy for so many reasons, but one of my major beefs is how they'll fight me about going outside and then become horribly devastated when it's time to come in. Yesterday, we walked (the kids rode their bikes) to the field by our house. It's not far, but because we live [...]

So I know this is going to be hard to believe -- given my reputation for having everything pulled together all the time -- but I've had quite a few instances of last-minute, " pull crap from all over your house and garage" because you need to make a costume. I know. It really is [...]

So yesterday, after we got back from the right-winger pumpkin patch (which I'll write about tomorrow because I just don't have the stomach for it tonight), we had lots of plans. Lots and lots of big plans. Put up the Halloween decorations. Carve pumpkins. Blog. Get ready for our neighbor's party. Instead, Tenzin and I [...]

So I don't know about you guys, but I can't believe we're already heading into the end of October. Frankly this scares the hell out of me because we all know Halloween is the starting line for the holidays. It's sort of like being put in that tube that takes you up into the arena [...]

So this is a little crazy -- I'm going to be on TV. And the best part about it is, I don't even have to leave the house! Which means I could technically stay in my yoga pants if I felt like it, and no one would be the wiser. There's a morning-ish show here [...]

So yesterday, I took Jasper (the puppy) to pick up the kids, and on the way home, I suddenly remembered that I needed to stop at Target. The problem? Unless we could somehow fashion a fake, green, service dog outfit for Jasper, there was no getting inside with all four of us. And there was [...]