The Wizard of Oz is a classic tale about a cast of characters whose journey for answers teaches…
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Mom shorts
I don’t like shopping. I like it even less when the purchases aren’t for me, yet I am…
Snow
I am surely not the only person excited to hear that this winter is expected to include a healthy…
Parenting 101
It was just another weeknight family dinner, all of us gathered around the dining table, eating our…
Heat wave
One great thing about hospitals: they’re air conditioned. So, when I spent a few hours in an…
Witching hour
It happens most nights around 3am. The witching hour. Random and uninvited, it is the moment my…
Spring cleaning
This sucks. My vacuum cleaner, I mean. It is a dust-eating, dirt-swallowing, fur-slurping hurricane…
Bubble wrap
I’m not sure how it happened, but I gave birth to an athlete. It’s as perplexing…
Tart or treat
I believe Halloween costumes say a lot about the person wearing them; you know, who they really are…
Genie in a bottle
It happened. I am not proud of it. The green-eyed monster reared its ugly head and sent me into a…
Airing dirty laundry
I have a confession to make. I am having an affair. No, not that kind of affair, because, really,…
Gratitude
As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, I got to thinking about what I am really thankful for in my…
Traffic jams
I have often said that being a parent is like letting your heart jump outside of your body and run…
A kick to the shins
T’was the night before hockey, and all through the house, every creature was stirring, even…