Vesuvius At Home

This morning I was so tired that when Indy held up a pair of zip ties cut off a bike helmet and said, "Look mom," I said "...

Just last night my husband rolled his eyes at Glee, and its pretentious mourning of Whitney Houston, and I scolded him, and told him rem...

I realized I might be in a bad way today when I found myself standing at the kitchen counter in my underwear eating cookies out of the packa...

I get very emotional in spring, which leads me to conclude that, basically, I am very emotional. But Spring Me is much better than Winter Me...

I texted Blood Sister A. "Do you ever wish some wise being would just drop into your life and tell you what to do?", I texted. ...

Good morning sunshine. Today is Ayla's birthday party and I am stressed to the nines. Hosting any kind of party is torture for me. Hell ...

Autumn is my favorite time of year to read. Well, autumn and summer. And also January. Ok, maybe every time of year is my favorite time to r...

I have read a whole shelf-full of books lately that I found severely unimpressive. But I've developed a superstition that it's bad k...

Here's the deal: These are the best books I read in 2010, not the best books published in 2010. I feel like I didn't read much this ...

We just returned from Mom Mecca (otherwise known as Target), where the goblins humiliated me so badly I almost cried. They can be so naughty...

I'm so excited! I'm so. . . well you know the rest. Since many of us have been so enjoying The Time Traveler's Wife, I thoug...

Isn't it funny how memory works? Yesterday it was so warm, the girls and I went out to the front yard. On the porch was a huge splat of ...