do they read obituaries in hell?

We are now a full week into Illinois's Shelter in Place to stop the spread of the COVID19 virus. To say I'm anxious is an understate...

Gone are the days when I have time to edit my thoughts into coherent bits--and since I have only recently discovered that most everyone els...

In 2011 I did this pretty comprehensive " previouslies " post. Here's where that leaves off, including some stuff I probably ...

I’m talking about NaBloPoMo. The party was fun, but the place wasn’t really even finished so it was a bit raw. A lot of people got overs...

It's 2 a.m. I just cobbled together a playlist of '90s hip-hop for what will be a party thrown for me a month and a day after my 40t...

The baby turns one in four days. He’s pulling himself up—sometimes even by using his teeth on the ottoman, couch, his father’s shoulder, h...

It really doesn't seem that long ago that I turned 30. In fact, I wrote about it . There was a whole lot of tumult back then; I had a fa...

It’s five in the morning and I am pumping. I thought I was awake because I had a bad dream someone was trying to hurt my child but after tos...

Jon’s hometown is on fire. It’s been burning for about two days and people the family knows have lost their homes. The winds have not slow...

Thank you, servicemembers, for all that you have done and do today. Gratitude, also, to those you've left behind here to soldier on, mi...

Today I had both the kids all day while Jon went to work and attended a work event in the evening. We got up, did teeth, potty, breakfast, ...

When I had Ro , Jon 's cousin got me this one-line-a-day memory book . I have generally been pretty good about writing in it, but afte...

There were two places in which Jon and I splurged during our wedding planning: The photography and the invitations. Everything was DIY (I d...

As a kid, I was obsessed with my assignment notebook. Sure, I wrote down the homework (often after I'd completed it) but mainly liked ma...

I'm really struggling over posting about Ro . She is simply amazing. And there's so much about her that's still developing. She...

Last year we did a party at the Pump It Up jumping place . It was divine, even though I was a bit overwhelmed as it was happening. My mother...

Here's a list of books I've read since being on light-duty/bedrest and maternity leave, in reverse order: I'm a bit ashame...

I'm on maternity leave until November 20. Every day, I feed, change and snuggle the baby, let him look deep into my soul and hope he app...

When you have kids, time seems like a handful of water you're trying to keep. There is so much that happens throughout the day that you ...

We did the math. Frankie and her siblings were born right around the time I got pregnant. Madelyn was so excited, she was sending us phot...