This year, this mother of two aims to do less. My kids don’t really appreciate what I do anyway, so why not save myself the trouble? Less time on THEM means more time on ME. (Hey, maybe I’ll finally find time to use that Wii Fit all the [...]

Allow me to introduce you to one of my good friends at Pepperidge Farm! His name is 3-Layer Fudge Stripe Cake… The top and bottom layers are made up of chocolate cake and the middle layer is golden cake. This is no ordinary cake. It’s light, like that [...]

The scene.  Passover, in the holy city of Jerusalem.
Husband and I are hungry.  No bread to be found in the whole city.  And potato bread sandwiches at the hospital.  Pretty gross. And inedible.
So we leave the hospital in search of some sort of food.
Now, I must stop here and [...]

Our tale begins 3 years ago many years ago in Ohio a land far far away.
There once was a worn out working mom a beautiful Queen who was married to a worn out working dad handsome King. They lived in a 2 story house beautiful castle and [...]

This just makes me want to park in this space that much more:

But you see, I can’t  – I can’t because I drive an enormous car. A huge SUV. A monster gas-guzzler that could literally crush any fuel efficient vehicle in its path. I know this, not only [...]

To my children,
There’s been a lot of talk lately about us moms being “bad” or “Type B” which I take to mean that we aren’t fitting into what society has tried to feed us as the New Rules of Mothering. Instead, we may let you watch too much [...]

I am writing this post from my death bed. Or, I may just have the flu. Haven’t sorted that out yet.
We went to the No Doubtconcert last night, after about a month of steadily building excitement about hearing Gwen Stefani live. My friends and family came from all [...]

I share a characteristic with a silk tulip, a milkbone, and the Mona Lisa painting….we all have the exact same attention span.
I’m shamed when one of my kids grabs my face and looks deep into my eyes and says “stay with me ma” or “I need you to concentrate [...]

I’m confused.  How in the name of Greg/Sam, Anthony, Murray, and Jeff has my child been exposed to the likes of Raffi without my consent or knowledge?  Prior to this week I was vaguely aware of Raffi’s existence but did not know anything about him.  I had heard [...]

A few nights ago, Ben and I reviewed our finances. Good news! Our finances are hunky-dory and we’re wealthy in love. So hunky-dory that we doodled hearts and stars all over our bank statements and bills and then hugged. The end.
No, not exactly, and actually I ended up [...]