This week, my oldest sister was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for outstanding work in her PhD program. Thirty years ago, she left a prestigious career on Capitol Hill to… { read more }
Snowflake the elf is back. Shall we let the holiday lies commence? Snowflake has been back two days, and my kids are already asking me to leave the room so that they can ask… { read more }
Six weekends until Christmas! Forty-two days to be exact! Stores are already glittered and glammed up with red, green, silver and gold casting shadows on warm burgundies and mustard-yellows. Turkeys and fall-foliage trampled by herds… { read more }
We have more toys than we know what to do with. The vast majority of the toys in our possession are currently suffocating under the lids of clear storage containers, which are confined behind… { read more }
School started for my third grader Monday, the twins went for their first day of kindergarten on Tuesday. But since they stagger-start the kindergartners for the first week, they were home with me Wednesday and… { read more }