Monthly Archives: October 2013

There Are No Umbrellas. Or School Photos.

It’s a rainy Halloween, which means I was up early ironing hair and painting on mouse noses and finding money for the Halloween dance and packing lunches that no one is going to eat and finding white tights and convincing Canadian children to wear their coats over their costumes and…

Why My GPS And I Are In a Fight: A Very Stubborn Tale

I come from good, strong stubborn stock. From pretty much every side of my family. And as a gift, I have passed it along to 2.5 of my children. The jury is still out on the boy, but the girls are just about as stubborn as they come. For the…

There’s No Place Like Home—Office

It’s not even halfway finished, but I decided that very early this morning was the perfect time to officially move into my new office. I’m full of bedhead and wearing only the remnants of yesterday’s mascara. I haven’t even had coffee yet, but I don’t even care because I’m sitting…