For the last few nights, I've been reading to the kids from a book that's a collection of chapters taken from well-known "books for girls" -- Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Pollyanna.  I'm not sure why I got this book.  Actually, I know exactly why I got this book.  I found it at [...]

The kids are back in school, which means I theoretically have more time to sit and stare at my computer screen with the hope of getting something done.  It comes as no surprise that the sudden lack of beasties around the house has significantly boosted my concentration level.  It's sort of like the difference between [...]

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, [...]

All things considered, I think I'm holding it together remarkably well.I have a lot on my plate this week.  I actually feel funny complaining because everyone has a lot on their plate this week.  And every week.  I was at yet another kid's birthday party the other day (although this one was quite pleasant due [...]

I've been thinking about this a lot, and I've come to the conclusion that being married to an Emergency Room doctor kind of sucks.  Not in the way that most outsiders would probably think.  Sure, in the beginning there was that whole "fear of needle sticks giving him HIV" thing, but you get over that [...]

Many years ago, before the addition of the children, I was the type of person who always sent birthday cards, thank-you notes, and new-baby gifts. Today, I'm lucky if people get a "Happy B-day!" from me on Facebook. My grandmother would probably be rolling over in her grave (were she not cremated). She was the [...]