Happy Thanksgiving (or Thursday, depending on where you live) from my family to yours! I’m off spending the day being thankful and doing thankful things with my thankful family. Hope you get to do a little of the same. Things I’m thankful for this year: my kids are healthy all of the great friends I’ve [...]

Dear 2012 Presidential Candidates, We are your future constituents and we are parents. We are American mothers and fathers and grandparents and guardians. Our families might be the most diverse in the world. Blended and combined in endless permutations, we represent every major religion, political ideology and ethnic culture that exists. We are made from [...]

So I’m a paid writer… for the NEW YORK TIMES! Ok, it’s one piece, and it’s for their blog, but still. The NEW YORK TIMES. Here’s the piece. If you are so inclined to take a gander. And leave a comment. And tell them how awesome I am and that they should have me write [...]

Now that the shorties are back in school I’m trying to set up a bit more structured writing schedule. Also, I’m slated for a redesign this month. How often would you like to see me post to the blog? What posts are your favorites? What subjects/topics would you like to see more or less of? [...]