This morning's filthy weather--the dreaded "wintry mix," which is pretty much the worst kind of winter weather--kept us inside...

In response to the "How are you feeling?" question directed at an obviously pregnant woman, the pregnant woman always says "F...

I have admitted more than once that holidays aren't really my thing. I seem to do better with the day-to-day than with the special occa...

I recently finished a very interesting book called Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey , by Lillian Schlissel. It's a somewhat ...

I am, like so many others, a lapsed Catholic. But before I lapsed, I was really Catholic. Youth groups, retreat leader, religious education...

Bedtimes with Charlie have taken a turn for the worse in the past few days. I don't know why--except just the unpredictability and pure ...

Crappy costume time! Hooray! Well, crappy if you're my kids, because they were unfortunate enough to be saddled with a non-crafty mothe...