Wow, was March 15 really the last time I published anything here? I’d like say that I’ve been busy writing other things, publishing on other sites, but really I’ve just fallen into the black hole of notwriting, helped along by some serious family drama that’s been occupying al… Read full post »

Out come the Sudafed, the Mucinex, the ibuprofen for my head. Less traditional therapies, too. I squirt a dropperful of Umcka Coldcare in my mouth, then wash it down with a tincture of red clover diluted in warm water. With my five year-old daughter watching, agog with fascination (and something like… Read full post »

Dear other mom who happens to volunteer in the kindergarten classroom on Thursdays:

Just because we both happen to have five year-old children, and they happen to be in the same kindergarten class, does not mean that we are buddies. I don’t really know you, and based… Read full post »

For most of my life, I thought I couldn’t sing. So I didn’t.

It wasn’t always that way . As a kid, I’d perform for anyone -- my parents, their friends, my sister, my stuffed animals, whoever would sit still long enough to sit through a rousing version of “Y… Read full post »

One of the wonderful prompts from MightyGirl's book, No one cares what you had for lunch.

I like my coffee in the morning. And by that, I mean I’d do terrible things to get my hands wrapped around a steaming cup of smoky dark-roasted joe. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake; I hurry my daughters through dressing and brushing teeth so… Read full post »