Wendy's Excellent Adventure

The weekend before Emma died, my friend Christin and I did an amazing hike in Rocky Mountain National Park, taking the Longs Peak trail to C...

At some point on Friday afternoon, Josh called me while my dad and I were at the Kohl's over in Seabrook.  My dad needed new khakis beca...

The most surreal part about the whole thing - other than that Emma is dead at the age of 17 - is that both times I got the news in the same ...

The trip to my parents' house last Thursday provided yet another example of why I'm either the luckiest or unluckiest bitch on the p...

Remember when I said that I was going to take the month of August to really get organized and take charge of my life etcetera etcetera? I...

Almost exactly 21 years ago, I was vacationing on the Outer Banks with my family during the summer between my second and third years of law ...

I am always astounded by my children's intense love of being out in the wilderness when we are camping. Not because there is anything ...

At first, when everything was happening so fast and I realized it was really and truly over, I was sad.  Weepy, even. But then I wept in f...

Since deciding to separate, J and I have settled into a relatively comfortable, peaceful co-existence of living in the house (in separate be...

I often miss my family. I had what felt to me like an idyllic childhood.  Many people I know give me a confused look at the idea of a life...

Zeke had his kindergarten "continuation" ceremony.  It's the term the school uses instead of "graduation," becau...

I woke up this morning feeling inexplicably happy.  "Inexplicably" not because my life sucks and I have nothing to be happy about,...

Occasionally, the children's interactions with each other sound like this: "ZEKE! Give it back!" "You weren't usi...

A friend of mine who recently went through a divorce told me that when she was first separated, her therapist told her she needed to...

Sometimes I'll speak to groups of people (mostly women) about fitness, and I always start off by asking questions.  I usually bypass...

The worst times are when they're tired and constantly bickering, or, for some reason, on weekday mornings, right when I announce that it...