A baby laugh is one of the best sights and sounds in the world, so I have to share this picture of my 3-month-old niece, Ally.

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Just a reminder to take a minute to explain to your kids, if you haven’t already, the difference between good touch and bad touch.

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I’ve been seriously bummed today. Not only did it start raining (yet AGAIN) soon after the kids left for school, but their grandpa is in the hospital and the doctors can’t quite figure out what’s wrong with him. Worst of all, my dear friend miscarried her baby boy yesterday. I don’t want to go into [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunts and those who fill the role of mom to people in their lives. I’m sitting here in my bedroom, watching TV, surfing the internet, playing mindless computer games and catching up on my magazines, while my children are keeping themselves occupied elsewhere. I told them they’re [...]

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Don’t feel bad; I hadn’t heard of it either until today, when I read this article from the New York Times. Formspring.me is basically yet another social networking site, but its main use is to post anonymous questions and comments, many of which are cruel and vicious. It can be linked to a user’s Facebook, [...]

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I’ve talked before about how closely I monitor my kids’ media influences. I think it’s extremely important to know what’s going into their impressionable little brains. Kids should be kids, not miniature adults. There is plenty of time left for that. You know, most of their lives. The monitoring and filtering is annoying, but there’s [...]

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My family of origin would never in a gazillion years say, “I love you” to each other. We rarely hug as adults, and certainly never did as kids. Of course I love my sisters, dearly, but could I ever tell them that? Not in this lifetime. Honestly, it makes me sad that I can’t. It [...]

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Logan took awhile to come in after school today. I looked out the window and saw him busily picking dandelions from the backyard. He arrived at the door about five minutes later with his hand behind his back. “Here, Mom,” he said, proudly displaying his bouquet. “I got these for you just now because I [...]

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WHAT I WANT THAT I’LL NEVER ACTUALLY BUY MYSELF: A toothpaste dispenser. Toothpaste is the biggest thorn in my side these days. My boys manage to smear it all over the sink, on the floor, the door, themselves and in the medicine cabinet. Apparently they have no clue how to put the lid back on [...]

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It’s amazing how quickly my children have figured out that I have an extremely short memory. Even Logan, my 6-year-old, has, I’m convinced, started playing the “Mom-can’t-remember-anything” card. Here’s an example: “Logan, why are you eating that Tootsie Roll pop?” I ask incredulously. “This morning you said I could have it when I got home [...]

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