Okay, are you ready? I want everyone to take a deep breath before you view this photo, the better to make the appropriate exclamation. Here...

When I was young, between the ages of five and eight, my family lived on the island of Oahu. As is only to be expected when living in Hawaii...

Day Two of Spring Break, a.k.a., The Week of Trial by Child: Cubby appeared downstairs at 5:53 this morning, announcing that he had thrown...

Day One of Spring Break, a.k.a., The Week of All Three Children, All the Damn Time: Jack started babbling to himself in his crib in the ro...

There's a thing at Cubby's school called "Thank You Thursday Notes." Every Thursday afternoon, the little kids sit down an...

Me: Too bad Jack's gotten to that stage where he likes to try to run to the road all the time. Charlie: Yeah. After some thought ....

I seem to be cursed with mops. This is unfortunate, seeing as how I have three small children that constantly spill things on the kitchen fl...