The guilt is crushing me a little

We flew to Miami today; tomorrow we’ll board the cruise ship, and I predict Chickadee will be hurled overboard by Wednesday at the latest. (Um, did I mention she’s on her second course of Prednisone? Hell hath no fury like an itchy tween on steroids....

Beet it

Friends, Romans, fellow Farmer’s Market nerds: I need your input. One of the things we do when we go camping is prepare a bunch of food ahead to make meal prep in the wilderness as easy as possible. So—just for example—the second time I attempted...

Mother of the Year

In the following picture, I am to be commended for my excellent parenting because: A) A storm is about to roll in and douse us all. B) I’ve thrown my children 40 feet out of the boat, attached to us only by a fraying rope. C) I’m sitting there watching...

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