Doggone. Mostly Because DogNeverHere.
My kids think I’m the most evil mom on the planet because we don’t have a dog. They are deprived. Their poor scarred little psyches […]
Family Bits
Gentle as a Buldozer
Do you remember that one time two days ago when I decided I wasn't a terrible mother, and then one of my kids did something […]
Memories I Never Knew I Made
Awwww. I just tucked kid number 2 in bed for the night–well, not so much tucked as nodded in his general direction and murmured, "Dood. […]
Harry Potter, Crepes, and Baklava
Do you want to see why I gain eight hundred pounds every time I go to Seattle? Well, check this out. We had just come […]
Love Your Teenagers. You Don’t Get them Very Long.
Do you remember being a teenager? Maybe you are one. If so you'd better remember it, or we're going to be taking you in to […]
The End Is Near . . .
Summer looms. In a great long swath before me. No, I did not say "Summer Loons." Although, by the end of it, I believe that […]
Farewell, on this Memorial Day, to Éire
Dear Ireland: This Memorial Day, I would like to remember a few things about you. One, that my ancestors came from an incredibly hard-working nation […]
Ireland: Dancing in Dublin (and stuff)
Me arriving in Dublin. Bruce arrived too, but he was behind the camera. Note the Irish lass freezing in the wind beyond me. We commiserated. […]
Coming Soon: Castles, Sheep, Music, and Moss
Irish knight, with pike and World War II helmet. Chick in a yellow sweater. Please don't ask why. Because I'm going to tell you all […]
A Dad’s Laugh – Best Thing In. The. World.
You might argue with me about which is cuter in this clip: the baby's laugh or the Dad's. The baby is adorable. Crazy-adorable. But the […]