Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Ice Cream Mystery

YES feels better than NO. It’s science, really.  And I sure say no a lot these days. Because of the No Guilts, I grabbed hold of Isabella’s hand yesterday afternoon and took her to—not one, but two—the park and watched her swing and monkey bar and climb and run, even…

{This Bear Has Finished Hibernating}

If you are new here, you might not know that I hate the winter. (If you are not new here, you can roll you eyes. Again.) I have geriatric circulation — no really, I do, although I’m sure it’s not the actual medical term for it, but it’s really a…

Silencio!! She Says To The What Ifs

I have such a love/hate relationship with the entire concept of travel. She says as her possibly still-full suitcase gives her the side-eye.  I grew up in the quiet suburbs of Milwaukee in a house with a circular drive and basketball net and radio flyer, and even though my stepdad…