This morning, Gabriel went to the Post Office to get his passport. He's adult enough to drive and almost adult enough to drink (why, tell me, is that a right of passage?). This adulthood stuff means that it's time to get a brand new adult passport. He ...
If you ask about my favorite heroes, Mom will always top the shortlist. Mom is fun and creative. When our leap year sister turned 1 year old, Mom squeezed her birthday party kickoff into the moment between February 28 and March 1. Yes, she got ...
"I'm not going to that lesson!" My youngest was emphatic. "Why not?" I asked, pretending ignorance. "I haven't practiced all week." He looked miserable. We were living in Northeastern Thailand (Isaan) at the time, studying language and lear ...
I don't need all of the latest sleep research to convince me that sleep is critically important to my health. One sleep deprived night and my brain goes into battery conservation mode, I feel like a sloth (except when my beloved pushes the wrong button- ...
You know the feeling? Choas busts in the front door and calm slips out the back? Or when that button gets pushed and the two year old inside of you starts screaming? All of those good intentions to "Keep Calm and..." drown in a flood of adrenalin ...
