This, That, and the Mother Thing

We told Conor's teachers yesterday about his Strong Body and flirting with the girl behind us at the restaurant. They told us it was pe...

We're back in cool, comfortable July in North Carolina which if you know how hot it actually is in North Carolina, you'll understand...

We figured a minimal Level 1 Hurricane wouldn't be that big of a deal. No one seemed that worried about it when we told them on Monday a...

We' re heading down to Texas for about a week for my good friend's wedding. Everyone keeps asking us "Where exactly in Texas a...

Apparently, we are not the only creatures in our neighborhood noting the extensive number of rats, rabbits and mice around our house. We hav...

This week a friend of mine, 40 years old with three young children, died from breast cancer that came back as lung cancer. Last weekend, we ...

This weekend was Conor's 4th birthday party. It was absolutely fantastic: for the first time we invited over school friends along with ...

This week, I went to have my hair highlighted again. I decided early on in the Make Anita Pretty process that I would shop around and try t...

I love Word Girl . I mean I love her. I sing out her theme song at various times throughout the day. She's like Buffy for the pre-scho...

I'm finishing up day 11 on the Quantum Wellness cleanse. So far, I've lost about 4 lbs. I'm not tired. I'm not depriving m...

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...