Postcard

Greetings from Potty Training Town! Wish you were here!
No. Really. I wish you were here instead of me, perched in suspense on the edge of the bathtub, coaxing a three year old boy into sitting still on the toilet and waiting…and waiting…and waiting…and waiting for the magical tinkling sound of pee [...]

Redneck Teddy

I attended a good friend’s bridal shower this weekend. It was pleasingly familiar: light, fluffy cake served on stacks of clear plates, pink punch in a glass bowl, elegantly wrapped packages concealing all the Pyrex and pillows, finery and furbelows an about-to-be-married couple could want to launch a brand new household. As we sat around [...]

Music to Perspire By

It’s been two weeks, and I’m still going strong on my brand-new, extra fun dancing (read: flailing, wiggling, kicking, flapping) workout program.
Caleb is my usual dance partner and seems to enjoy it, mostly, although every so often I’ll notice he has stopped dancing and look up to catch an expression on his face that clearly [...]

Lessons from Mom

I know that my Mother’s Day tribute is two days too late for Mother’s Day. But one of the things I’ve learned from my mom is that it’s never too late to do something special for someone. Sending birthday and Christmas presents late is practically a tradition on my mom’s side of the family and [...]

I Like to Move It, Move It

To quote Chicken Little, “Today is a new day.”
Specifically, today is the first day in a long time that I will both exercise and like it.
Today I will not beat myself up every time I open my wallet and see my unused gym membership card staring up at me with its smug little silhouette of [...]