For Rory

Few things annoy me more than seeing this in someone's home: Who the hell is Mary Randolph Carter, anyway? Or this:  ...

The following conversation occurred between me and a cashier at a local shop specializing in gently used clothing and furniture. * Cashier...

Yesterday I was painfully reminded of why I never go anywhere close to nap time. Rory recently transitioned to one nap a day, which means sh...

1. A "sensory table" is really just another place to put your trash. 2. That I would ever consider this a masterpiece. 3...

How is it possible that I'm already writing a blog post on discipline? Rory just turned 14 months old, and I'm already struggling wi...

Every mom, whether she stays home or works full-time has felt her fair share of "mom guilt". You always feel like you could be doi...

1. My shoe 2. Rory's diaper 3. The bathtub 4. Marli's food bowl 5. My bra 6. The vegetable drawer in the refrige...

1. Crockpots 2. Coffee 3. Articles that say dragging your kids to the grocery store and Target is actually good for their language devel...

I'm If you're wondering why I haven't posted much in the last week, I present to you exhibit A: Rory is about one week away ...

I've never been a fan of anything requiring a group effort. I never played any team sports (or any sports for that matter) and I definit...

1. Babies and drunk sorority girls have the exact same walk. 2. Tomato sauce is pretty much impossible to get out of carpet. 3. The huma...

(Let's just say this isn't the only toilet paper roll in the house that looks like this.) Disappointed husband not picture...

When Rory was born my anxiety hit an all time high. I was running on very little sleep and it suddenly hit me that I was now responsible for...

1. My toothbrush 2. A book 3. Matt Lauer 4. The bathroom door 5. A scarecrow at Hobby Lobby 6. The librarian (To be fair...

Rory said her first word a few weeks ago, and now has a total of three words in her vocabulary: daddy, doggy, and pula. Pula is the Portugue...

I know all three of my readers haven't been able to sleep because they spend their nights wondering what we're up to in the Fu...

We spent all of last week in San Francisco visiting Rory's godfather, Paulo. Marcos had the opportunity to do a work training in SF, and...

Your kitchen looks like this 75% of the time. What is it about plastic food containers that children find so appealing??

One of my oldest and best friends just found out she's having a girl, and I couldn't be more excited for her. We chatted...