We had been homebound for over 48 hours.  The snow had come down for a full 24, leaving 30+ inches in its wake.  We had tried to keep up wit...

There was a week this past October that was particularly shitty for me.  First, my husband  had a seizure  while jogging.  A few days later,...

Throughout my life, I've had several recurring dreams, most of which are pathetically typical.  The loose tooth dream, the I am enrolled...

When I was considering whether or not to have a third child, I viewed it as a bit presumptuous.  Like asking for too much.  I already had tw...

This past weekend I ran a half marathon. It isn't so odd to hear that these days.  It seems anyone and everyone has hopped on the mara...

Last month we took yet another trip to Disney World.  We are those people.  We go to far too often, and yes, we even went prior to having ch...

A few years ago I read Joan Didion's memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking , which chronicles her struggles the year after the sudden dea...

From the time he was born - five years ago, my baby boy Casey has been unique. For the first few weeks of his life, his left ear would dro...

My 7 year old introduced a new term to the family last week, when we were talking about how his little brother is about to turn 2 - "do...

It's been a while since I've had a good Netflix binge.  And by binge, I mean watching episode after episode like a drug addict.   It...