Wendy's Excellent Adventure

We live right in town, so we've sacrificed acreage for location, meaning our back yard is teeny.  But it does have a brick patio and a p...

My dad is in Baghdad right now on business.  I think he and my mom are engaged in some business travel one-upmanship, because she's leav...

Remember, like, 2 years ago, when I was pregnant and turned out to have gestational diabetes , much to my surprise and chagrin?  And not onl...

Even though I know that the odds are in favor of it happening eventually, I am in total denial about the fact that one day, my parents will ...

I've always been amazed at the way guys can get in a fight, including one that involves the throwing of punches, and then shake hands ...

So yesterday I revealed myself to be a Mean Mommy who tells her kids to piss off (not in those words) because they're constantly clammor...

I swear to God, if I hear a sweet little voice say "mama" to me one more time, I may lose what little is left of my mind. From t...

                                  Rose Castorini : Cosmo, I just want you to know no matter what you do,                                   ...

It's been a rough couple of week.  Hell, a rough month.  J got home from Australia (after being detained in secondary security for an ...

J called tonight, probably his last call before he gets on a plane to come home. We exchanged how-are-yous, what-did-you-do-todays and all...

From the day she was born, Josie has been The Good Child.  The one who's mellow and easy and only fusses as a way of communicating hunge...

The first week of Daddy being gone passed relatively smoothly.  I made a point of emphasizing to Zeke how I needed him to be a big boy and h...

When I was a kid, we almost always lived overseas, so my grandparents (who lived in Michigan) were always far away from me.  We loved them a...

I was having a bit of an existential crisis last night.  Looking at my life with a critical eye and wondering how I got to this point, mil...

The first few days of J being gone were tough.  Especially Sunday, which was Mother's Day.  A few weeks ago, Jon Stewart did a piece m...

I am a relatively intelligent person and a relatively organized one, at least in my head (you wouldn't know it from looking at my desk)....

I'm in Phoenix now for a special education law conference.  Downtown Phoenix is generic and relatively free of charm.  It is warm, thoug...

I know April is supposed to be the cruelest month, but for my kids (and somewhat for me and J), May is shaping up to be a doozy. On Sunday...

I was emailing with Lisa yesterday about life.  She had written a post about how it feels like life is just a series of fighting the same f...

Yesterday morning the weather was kind of crappy and cold, so rather than look to outdoor outings to entertain the kids, we decided to go to...