Believe it or not, my husband and I have our share of disagreements.  Sure, we look like a hot, steamy, ultra photogenic couple in love, but underneath all of the amorous gestures is a relationship fraught with tension; mostly because he has yet to come to terms with the fact that I’m always right. Our…

Well, I’m back on the low carb wagon folks, and that means one of two things: 1.  I’m going to kill someone.2.  I’m going to kill someone slowly, using the kind of torture that would make Homeland Security cower in the corner. Here’s the deal. I’m fat. I’m not self-depricating here people, nor am I…

My best friend is looking really good lately and I can honestly say that I’m not at all happy about this; in fact, I’m pretty pissed.  You know how it is with women; for every ding dong we consume, we want our girlfriends to eat two.  It’s an endless, silent, seething competition, even among the greatest…

For my first installment of “What. The. Frack? Fridays: I took Andrew to get some bloodwork done at a local Orange County hospital-affiliated lab.  Since his Cystyc Fibrosis diagnosis, we’ve been frequenting the joint somewhat often, and people are beginning to recognize us now.  Andrew is fast becoming a new favorite and the nurses and lab…

I remember my first AA meeting. I was 18 at the time, and at the urging of some friends who were growing weary of my booze-induced antics, I grudgingly let a friend’s mom, who had been enjoying the benefits of sobriety for decades, take me with her one night. We made our way through a…

Growing up my sister and I were surrounded by family members that loved and adored me us very much.  One such particular family member, our mom, was so demanding of our time and attention full of love for us that often times we felt….really freaking annoyed.  “Girls, are you ever coming back?  I miss you like crazy!  I…

I had a dream last night that you were drowning as I stood helplessly safely onshore next to your brother Your tiny body fighting to stay afloat in a ruthless sea that didn’t give a $#$% about how much I loved you or that my world would come to a screeching halt if you were to be taken…