One of our favorite blogs, momlogic.com, is running the conception diaries of five women. They will be following the women over the next two months as they try to conceive babies. Several of the woman are just starting to try while others have been unsuccessful for a year or more. Reading their stories brought back [...]

Ever heard of the GBMC Nearly New Sale? It’s this weekend and it’s the best thing going if you are looking for great deals on just about everything. I never miss it, and now that money’s tight — there’s even more reason to go. I went last weekend to the sale’s Patron’s Day, the preview [...]

I’ve been waking up in the worst mood lately. I’m a real bear in the morning. I feel bad for my kids because sometimes, they bear the brunt of it. But I realized something the other day. When I get a chance to go on a run after all the kids are in school, I [...]

This past weekend was the first that the kids had colliding activities. By that I mean that three of them had something going on at the same time — a problem because there are only two of us. With four kids — we knew this would happen eventually and on Saturday — reality hit hard. [...]

My sister’s family had to put their dog to sleep this week. Phoebe, a golden retriever, was 9 years old and was diagnosed with cancer around Christmastime. She was doing pretty well until Monday and then went down hill fast. My sister called me crying on Tuesday. She loved that dog so much. We don’t [...]