A couple of days ago, the Munchkin came up to me as I sat at our kitchen table. “Ow, Mommy,” she said to me, and leaned her head onto my arm. “I’m sorry,” I said as I kissed the top of her head, assuming that’s what was hurting. She looked at me as if I’d […]

With the kids having colds recently (and thankfully, things seem to be clearing up on that front), we had a spot of time where we were buying medicine like mad. Or, as the Munchkin calls it, “medsin.” When she first came down with this cold, which included a cough, I went for the children’s cold […]

The Christmas cards are DONE! DONEDONEDONE! I even have leftovers. How did that happen? I have a profound sense of accomplishment. I will get to savor it for exactly 30 seconds, and then I have to start in on the Munchkin’s birthday invitations. This is one of the hardest parts about the Christmas season – […]

On Saturday, we picked up my youngest sister, dressed the kids up nicely, and went to a local mall for our annual Santa pictures (Lake Forest Park, for those of you keeping score). The Santa picture in my family is a long-held tradition, starting from my second Christmas when my parents, on a whim, had […]