I find myself, for the first time in many years, facing the year end with not a glimmer of “Good Riddance” in my mind. Imagine me, if you will, furiously knocking on wood while I tell you this. It is not in my nature to count blessings out loud, lest whoever is in charge of […]
This time of year, when people know you have kids who aren’t of the littlest variety, the one question on the tip of every tongue is: “Does he/she still believe?” I’m not sure what the over/under is on the age at which “most” kids make the connection between all of those Amazon boxes arriving and […]
We are now close to 4 years into this “every other weekend” situation. And while parts of it have become exponentially better (I no longer wonder what to do with myself on long kidless days), there is a very real impact of only having access to my children for half of their “free” days. There […]
Two years ago – I started the new year with a lengthy list of resolutions and a plan to tweak my already not-too-bad life into perfection. One year ago – I waited for my husband to tell me when he was moving out and wondered how I was going to make it through the year. […]
Every year, much like many stereotypical suburban Moms (a tribe I am proud to call my own), I attempt to conjure Christmas magic. The gingerbread houses that we merrily build together. The twinkling lights adorning the outside of the house. The heartwarming tree trim where we listen to favorite Christmas tunes and recount the nostalgic […]
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