- sharpen all the pencils (do they REALLY need 20 pencils?)- write post-dated cheques for lunch fees- "Mom, I don't have clean underwear for tomorrow."- where are the gym bags from last year?- do you have running shoes for gym?- "Mom, this looks like a 1 inch binder...

What possesses someone to jump out of a perfectly good airplane? I'm not sure I know how to answer that. I've just known for a long time that I wanted to do it. And lately, it's been a stronger urging than a simple desire - it's been more like a "need" to do it. Why?...

About all I have the energy to say tonight is... it. was. AMAZING! Did I say amazing? No, that's far too small a word. INCREDIBLE! LIFE-CHANGING! STRATOSPHERICAL! (is that a word?) I promise, I'll tell you more tomorrow, but I am about as exhausted as I've ever been...

I always think I’m not a very sappy mom. I almost feel a little guilty about it sometimes. I don’t get all choked up when the kids start school or have their first sleepover at a friend’s place. When our first baby moved out of our bedroom into her own room for the...

I love to hang out with creative people who spend time entertaining their muses and polishing their craft. I love it when people I know have success in their art form or are recognized for their talent. I always hope that, by hanging out with them, some of their...

Several of my most recent posts have been about friendships. I feel very blessed to have some amazing friendships (including you, my blog friends), and some possibilities for new and interesting ones. I could give you a bunch of clichés about how friends add richness...

An invitation to a birthday party seems to be a rite of passage in our culture these days. This morning, Maddie is off to her first. For years now, she's watched her sisters head off to various parties and she has dreamed of the day that it would be her turn. Today it...

Shortly after writing that post about my husband's cooking, I went to pick up some printing, and ran into an old friend I haven't seen in quite awhile. Turns out she's trying to put together the pieces of her life after a hellish year. There can be nothing fun about...

When you sit down to a meal of grilled chicken skewers and curried rice with roasted almonds, apricots and apples, it's only right that you should bow your head and thank God for a husband who can cook like that!Aren't you jealous?

Thanks for lunch today. Thanks for being a bright spot in the day. Thanks for your cheerfulness and your positive outlook on the world. Thanks for being comfortable, honest, encouraging, and non-judgemental.I didn’t know we would be friends when we first met. I didn’t...