Big excitement this week! My mom left this morning for London and Scotland with a busload of chorale singers and their guests. These gifted musicians…
Category: Family/ Parenting
A Circus Wedding and the MOH Toast
My sister is married! The wedding was a literal circus – a vintage-themed circus where so many guests dressed up and made the night unforgettable.…
Confessions of a Cookie Mom
(This appeared on Huffington Post on 2/14/14.) As much as I would love to tell you that I’m the kind of working mother who has…
Adios, 2015
New Year’s Resolution #1: Write more in 2016! For a million reasons, I neglected this blog in 2015, but I hope to revive it in…
Smells Like One Direction
(Posted originally on The Huffington Post, 8/24/15) As the mother of a daughter entering 7th grade, I’ve learned to pick my battles. When she begged me…
Nursing the Sleepover Hangover
When your kid is invited to a sleepover, it’s like a commercial for a Royal Caribbean cruise. The list of perks is so sexy, you’d…
Suddenly, She’s 12
One of my Vision Board Goals/New Year’s Resolutions was to post one blog a week. I have failed. I have a million excuses, and I…
Somebody Give This Kid a Trophy
(This appeared in Huffington Post on 1/14/15) While cleaning her room the other day, my 11-year-old daughter came out holding two trophies. “Mom,” she said,…
Cell Phones for Sixth Graders?
It’s hard to believe that we’re already several weeks into ER’s middle school experience. To handle the transition to sixth grade, I decided this was…
My Week as a Temporary Bachelorette
This week, planned and unplanned events resulted in a rare opportunity for me to stay at home alone for five full days. No kids, no…