Yesterday was a big day. In case you didn't know, it marked its 68th year. Around here, this holiday is probably second only t...

Last Friday, the Husband lost his iPad. He left it on a Delta Airlines flight to who knows where. Yes. The brand new iPad that I surprised ...

The house is quiet but for the sound of pages turning, novels held in the hands of my boys. Their tired lids fight to finish just one more ...

A few years ago, when I first heard Randy Pausch's Last Lecture , I was moved to tears. Partly for the tragic horror it would be to fac...

A few weeks ago, I went on a little trip across the pond. Or did I mention it? My trip? Yes? All right then. Shut up. While there (and pr...

Internets, I would like you to meet one of my favorite things about Paris: Chocolat viennois. My sole source of caffeine after my one and o...

Sleeping late, cuddling under warm blankets. Fire roaring, mugs of hot cocoa in hand. Empty schedule. Novels waiting to be read. Movies wai...

Well, internet, we have arrived in beautiful Colorado. And can I just say how much I have missed the mountains? I grew up surrounded by mo...

I was watching my kids play in the snow last week. I watched their red cheeks, stretched tight with cold and laughter. The snow balls flew...

Well, no sense denying it any longer. Winter is here. In all her white, windy, wind-chill glory. Got the call from the school district la...