I never cease to be amazed by how quickly babies learn what is important.  Evey has, at a mere eight months old, discovered the critical fac...

Today it rained, and rained, and rained.  Since I live in the desert, that is a huge deal.  Perhaps a rainy day may be synonymous with sadne...

As I am just a beginner at this whole blogging thing, I have the distinct impression of myself easing into a very cold swimming pool - first...

I am the lucky member of a small percentage of women who have hyperemesis - meaning that when I am pregnant, I am unbearably crazy sick - u...

My kids were discussing vacation with me and asked if the motel we were staying at would have a cat pool.  "I am going to swim in the c...

So my 2 year old has developed a new psychological ploy in her ongoing struggle to run the universe.  She simply suggests her desired outcom...

This May has put me in a rather pensive mood (though that tends to sound peaceful and quiet, which my life is decidedly NOT).  This month my...

As I walk around my house filled with little people and all their little things - from small scale furniture to itty-bitty socks - I often f...