Dear Ruby, You started preschool this week. Sometimes I feel like I've failed in recognizing your firsts as much as I did your sister's. It's not that your stuff isn't big, important and real between you and …
My best friend - the one I met while dying my hair red in the freshman dormitory bathroom - is part of an exciting and important project, one that my family proudly supports: A documentary …
I remember the nervousness and confidence I felt when I chose to leave my predictable job with benefits to be home with my kids and grow into work from here. As my midsection enlarged and …
Last night, Andy and I sat in his grandpa Lewie's aluminum folding chairs and watched our daughters take off their dresses and run happy, wild circles with the chickens. The air suddenly leans into the …
I turned my subaru into our driveway this afternoon, all heart-full, happy, stinky, windblown. Six wonderful days on the road, camping with my kids, it felt GOOD to be home. Andy was standing on the …
A while back I wrote a true tale of the barter for our dreamy range. A bit later I wrote of our excited and surprise journey to an espresso machine. Would you believe I am …
