I haven’t felt like blogging much lately. Mostly it’s because I’m on a diet. It’s sort of taken away my whole will to live and also, most of my free time is spent weighing myself and graphing minute by minute changes in my @ss to waist ratio, which, according to my latest calculations, is somewhere in the…

So my husband stayed home sick today.  I left him this morning, in bed, watching televsion, with a box of tissues next to him and plenty of fluids, cough drops, and fluffy pillows under his head. I just got home from work and The dishes aren’t done Dinner isn’t made The laundry has not been…

*I remember thinking that as a Mother, I would spend my days bestowing wisdom upon my offspring, offering them my sage advice, teaching them the ways of the world and how to navigate through it safely.  How surprising it was then, when it turned out that they were the ones teaching me about life.  Oh…

Sitting keeping your distanceas he flies a kitefor the very first timeholding tightto the stringfor somesuch a little thing for you the kind of normalyou only get to tasteevery once in a little while effortlessly he outruns the wind unknowingly filling you with love and light as you try to capture his essence through a…

Growing up, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. A wife. I was so determined to make this happen, that when my mom’s brother, my crazy Uncle Ted, finally decided to tie the knot, I made him an offer he thankfully refused.  “Marry me!” I shrieked, my cheeks tear stained…

In no particular order, a sample of the kind of wisdom that is bestowed upon mothers everywhere, usually sometime between the last push and high school graduation.  It is, much like our most coveted role as MOM, in constant progress. 1.  You can get stretch marks anywhere.  As in, anywhere.  Go ahead.  Take a look…