My daughter Hadley’s butterfly obsession began last summer when my parents bought her a butterfly net and book.
She was not quick enough to capture even one.
That’s why I wasn’t too surprised when she announced she …

On Wednesday, I posted the following on Twitter:
Off to bang my head against the wall a.k.a. once again attempt to teach 5-yr-old Hadley to ride her bike.
I was only kind of joking. My husband Jamie …

Aspen has a couple of things working against it: exorbitant prices and a reputation for misbehaving celebrities such as Charlie Sheen and those on VH1’s controversial Secrets of Aspen.
Fortunately, it has even more going for …

As my epic Olympic journey draws to a close, I feel like some sort of punctuation mark is in order.
And it is a big ol’ exclamation mark!!!
I had the time of my life taking part …

Even in the womb, my son Bode had an Olympic connection–we named him after Bode Miller as we watched the Torino Games.
Since that day, I have dreamed of getting Bode’s autograph or posing for a …

Last summer we joined a community rec center. Mainly for the pool, but also to have access to the work out equipment. We wanted to get back in shape, play in the pool with Declan’s …

It was a Monday morning. We were getting ready for another grueling school week. The kids were moaning about the injustice of heavy backpacks and state laws.
I told them I went to school and survived. …