This, That, and the Mother Thing

So Day 4 was by far the easiest thus far. I wasn't tired, I found meals easily and everything seems dandy. (this of course means that ...

I am taking this one day at a time. I really don't know if I will go the whole 21 days. I'm not even sure I will go a whole week. ...

I am on the second day of a possible 21 day cleanse. I meant to post this yesterday, but when I passed out from fatigue at 2 pm, well, I did...

And no, I'm not talking about my own. Instead, five bloggers that I closely follow are either getting divorced or have recently gotten ...

"You know, I don't have a lot of upper body strength myself." "Me either." "But you have those long monkey arms...

We finally got the occupational therapist's report on Conor's balance and coordination issues yesterday. The good news is that no o...

I love my neighborhood. I assume that most people like their neighborhood, but I love where I live. (Apart from the evil rats--6 dead now!...

I know that, according to the rules of good blogging, I'm supposed to have a point when I post, a shining insight into life as a mother ...

My husband made this bed. By himself. It is by far the best piece of furniture we have in the house. It's a captain's bed with 12 (!...

I have learned a lot this year in my gardening. First, neem is the best thing invented by trees in India and Pakistan. It's sort of like...

Once again showing the NY Times bases its stories on my life, today's lead in the home section is about (sub)urban farmers who resort to...

How is it possible to keep falling in love with someone over and over again? Although, I do fall in love again with Dave, it’s Conor who kee...

We are on the final leg of our one week family vacation. I've learned a lot on this trip. Beforehand, I thought that the fastest way f...

Apparently, tenure isn't completely over. After what I thought is the Provost's "final" approval for me to officially get ...

I love youtube. I can start singing some song from my youth \, and WHAM! I can watch the video. (WHAM! Ha ha! Get it?!) So why on earth woul...

I have been very upset by the news of the Chinese earthquake , particularly the stories of the parents who, due to the one-child policy, hav...

Apparently, Saturday when we got the news, was the numb stage of grief. Yesterday started the anger stage (which remains) and today is defi...

Nothing made it through the night. We'll be setting up a meeting at the end of the week with the RE. I'm sad, but I'm ok. I may...

We only have 4 eggs to work with. We won't even know until tomorrow if any of them fertilize. I know I'm supposed to be all "t...

Yesterday, a colleague approached me and said, "You look really good. Your skin looks beautiful. I can tell you are feeling much bett...