I’m sitting here procrastinating, something I’m quite good at. Today it’s the grocery shopping I don’t want to do. Because buying food is no longer fun. Twenty years ago, when I first got married, I’d have laughed if you said I’d feel this way someday. I loved grocery shopping. I even liked clipping coupons. These [...]

Bedtime for my toddler, Jonah, is down to a science these days. We’re not really bed-sharing kind of parents, so we’re trying to get him to sleep in his crib all night. We’d made progress toward that goal before Christmas. But we had houseguests who needed to use the daybed in the nursery. So he [...]

Ok, every parent thinks their children are the best-looking, smartest kids ever. So please humor me as a brag a little bit about latest antics of my handsome little geniuses. Zach made a 94 on his Vocabulary From Classical Roots final exam he had last week. And Eli made 100 on his Learning Language Arts [...]

Finally getting around to posting Wednesday’s column. Thanks for reading! ~K I haven’t had much luck with Valentine’s Day in recent years. Far from being centered on romantic love, my last few February 14ths have been more pitiful than passionate. Last year, it snowed on Valentine’s weekend. Not only were we snowed in, I came [...]

Well, I’ve done it. I’ve officially joined the Moms of Teenagers Club. I wasn’t ready for this membership, but is anyone ever ready for something so major? It isn’t like we get to choose whether we join. I had to sign up when the moment arrived, which was exactly 4:22 p.m. on January 30th. That’s [...]