A Life in Parentheses

Let's quickly get past the fact that I've been MIA here for the last few months. I was massively pregnant, then massively pregnant a...

In accordance with the Laws of Parenting , the following list must be fulfilled in the 24 hours before one or more parents can leave on a ...

One of the things I clearly remember being taught as a child is manners. I was to call adults "sir" and "ma'am", and...

At the end of last year, I hit a breaking point. The every day ins and outs of being a stay-at-home mom were starting to wear on me, a thick...

If you had told me eighteen months ago that I would be pregnant AGAIN, less than a year after my youngest had been born, I would have laug...

Heeeeeey. Remember me? The writer of this blog who was all "I'm going to write twice a week!" and then "Once a week! Coun...

Ella, talking to Dan at dinner tonight: "I did so good in school today, Dad! I didn't cry once!" It took a full week of home...