Yesterday we went to the beach after school and it felt like we had turned a corner. I got to lay down because they were all occupied safely. (Yes, lay down!! I haven't laid on the beach in 8 years and then I was so pregnant I had to be rolled over like a whale and hoisted up by at least two other ... Read More about Don’t lay your head back just yet

Last Spring: Hydrangea. This spring: Iris. I'm still a lucky girl.Thanks for coming to the circus. Cheers! ... Read More about Wordless

Sorry I'm late this morning. I had to get up early and put The Girl's hair in braids. She has woken up at the crack of dawn for days now-waiting for me to have time to braid her hair. I finally explained last night that no matter how early she wakes, I won't have time. See-morning is my time. I get ... Read More about Braids and mommy guilt

This is why I continue to fancy my husband and in fact think men in general are adorable.So I get this email last week during the workday from his Yahoo account which can mean only one thing-he's screwing around at work. If he is looking at Yahoo email it probably follows a gander at ESPN.com and at ... Read More about Sometimes it’s the little things

It is so important for me to raise children with a knowledge of and compassion for the world. I imagine them in the Peace Corp or Teach for America someday. And yet, every time I think about what I'm doing to model that for them, I come up with a big fat goose egg. It is strange. I thought I felt ... Read More about Not Missing the Volunteer Gene, it’s just misplaced