I haven’t counted how many pairs made the return trip.
If all 56 made it back, it was a rousing success. If one or two are missing, I won’t be sad. I can’t even make if from my boys’ bedroom to the washer without leaving a trail of the tighties and the whities.
If more are missing, [...]

Guest blogger Janalee Card Chmel is co-owner of MA! motherhood with attitude and is a Denver-based freelance writer. She was shocked at the age of 40 to find out she was pregnant. Follow her journey each month.
So, as I have documented well, this baby was a surprise. Now, as the weeks pass, I recognize [...]

My husband had the day off work last Friday. This should have made for a relaxing morning, but it didn’t.
Even as he made coffee and waffles and bacon, I was anxious and antsy. I had work to do, but I didn’t feel like doing it. The house was a mess, but I [...]

Guest blogger Heather Simms-Schichtel is a parent advocate, freelance writer and full-time mom to Samantha a precious girl who has an undiagnosed genetic condition.
Ironic that as I write this we are in Children’s Hospital; our unsought home-away-from-home. I’m watching over my daughter Samantha as I wait for my husband to deliver my bike. Two weeks [...]

A mad-mom entry from two summers ago.
So the sane me is sitting at my kitchen table, keeping an eye on the kids in the backyard while I work at the laptop. I am making over an adoption profile for a couple who has been passed over by expectant parents several times over the last 7 [...]

Our television recently died.
Well, six weeks, four days and 12 hours ago if you’re counting (which is what I thought my husband would do).
I know this would send many people into a panic but let me assure you we still have two other televisions–one in the basement and another tucked away in our bedroom. Both [...]

An Interview with Terri Libenson: Mom, Cartoonist, and the Creator of The Pajama Diaries
What’s your favorite section of the paper? It’s okay to admit it. You can pretend to like another section if you want, but I’m not afraid to admit the truth. My favorite section is the funny pages. You [...]

Ding dong.
It was mid-afternoon on a weekday and I had no idea who could be at the front door. There was no yummy rumble of a certain big brown truck. You love that sound too, admit it.
Luckily, our door has etched glass panels. I could discern the ringer of the bell was someone [...]

Today, June 30th, marks a milestone in our family. Is it a birthday? No. Is it a wedding anniversary? No. It’s the anniversary of our first trip to the ER with Claire.
We do things big around here. I mean, if you’re gonna go, go all out.
There was blood. [...]

My kids have never eaten baloney, cottage cheese, or plain Cheerios. They’ve never been subjected to rhubarb, which I’ve heard is so awful it must be engulfed in strawberries or the unfortunate gobbler may die of grossness. They’ve never known the earthy-oozy tastes of soy milk, bleu cheese, feta, tofu, or tapioca pudding.
Gosh, those [...]