Wendy's Excellent Adventure

Feeling kind of disjointed and off today.  Could be any of the following: The nature of springtime in Denver, which is totally schizophreni...

My Grandma Anne - my dad's mom - used to be a great artist.  She doesn't do any art anymore, but before she became physically infirm...

I saw a comedian do a bit a few years back -- I think it was Chris Rock -- about the racial stereotypes of Jews and Asians being smart and g...

Jason and I were legally married in Australia in December 2005, but we did a second wedding in Atlanta four years ago today ( i.e., 5 months...

The Accent Wars are beginning in earnest. You will recall that I recently was taken aback, and a bit freaked out, when Zeke used Jason...

We have a history in my family of enthusiastic and creative rough-housing. When Josh and I were really little (before Sam was born), we cam...

I'm here in Boston, at the hospital with Emma.  She spoke for the first time last night, which is awesome, and has been much more respon...

Lately I've felt like I'm looking in a mirror when I look at Zeke.  Yes, he has Jason's coloring, but I've seen enough pictu...

Tonight is the first night of Passover.  The holiday celebrates the liberation of the Jews from bondage (don't get excited, Michael St...

I'm heavy on the "look at how cute my kids are" posts this week, because the other stuff occupying my mind isn't so happy....

Today is Josie's 6 month birthday.  She has been nothing but a joy from the moment she was born.  Sweet, smiley, giggly, mellow, happy, ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a two-year old in possession of a cute tush must be in want of excessive time to run around with...

I always had this perception of myself as a strong person.  And I guess about some things, I am.  I can deal with certain, probably many, ty...

First off, I want to say how incredibly grateful and touched I have been by the outpouring of love and support for me, for my family, and mo...

It's the kind of thing that is absolutely impossible to ever be prepared for.  You think that it only happens to other people, because i...

OK, folks, time for another TMI Thursday. Click the picture above to read more awesomely cringe-worthy TMIs courtesy of LiLu at LivitLuv...

The first time I went to Australia (before I met Jason), I flew from Atlanta to Denver, had a 2 hour layover, then Denver to LA, another 2 h...

I read t his funny post by FoggyDew about the general bad-ass-ery of our boys in the Marines.  And it took me back to my high school days, ...

When angry, count to four.  When very angry, swear. -- Mark Twain Like most people, I yell at other drivers when I'm in the car.  And l...

I'm having one of those days when the thought of being single and childless is so overwhelmingly attractive I can barely stand it.  I lo...