By Megan Parenting-wise, I tend to do things my own way. Among the mothers on the block, I’m THAT one – the different mother, who nurses her kids for sweet forever, drives the pediatrician crazy with her delayed immunization schedule, (mostly) insists on organic, natural foods and listens to public radio in the car. I…
Bears In The Forest
By Beck The Girl gets to stay up later than her siblings, being 11 and all, and she wanted to watch some tv with me last night, which sounded FINE by me – an evening walk with a friend had left me disturbingly tired. “Let’s watch “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant,” she cajoled. “That…
Quiet
By Kelly The purple clouds with pink highlights are still visible from my perch on the floor. The sun sets late in the north this time of year. I always forget. It doesn’t feel like 9:30. But it is. And the two-year-old who didn’t nap today is finally – FINALLY! – sleeping behind me. She’s…
What We Learned Here…
By Michael I had the opportunity to spend some time on the radio last week, doing an interview about life lessons and taking calls from listeners. We didn’t get a lot of calls in our short time on the air—some loudmouth was monopolizing the conversation to drive book sales—but it was interesting to see what…
Dance of a Mother
By Megan Bean danced all weekend in her very first dance recital, times two — my first-born, tall and proud young bone and muscle beside me but still so fluffy-tiny against the backdrop of the cavernous high school stage. I watched her performances breath-held-chest-puffed, my heart beating out cartoon flowers and stars, my eyes filled…
Pregnancy Journal: The 10th Month
From 5 Minutes for Parentin By Kelly This is my last Pregnancy Journal post, friends, because (cue the angels and confetti) I am no longer pregnant. Baby Kieran joined our family on May 7 (birth story is here), and we’ve been head over heels ever since. I am grateful the editorial staff here at 5…
$600 for Binoculars? YAKM!!
By Michael My Sunday magazine supplement had a great article over the weekend about the best gift ideas for “dads and grads.” Notice how dads rank so high that we don’t even get our own gift list. Even worse, note how graduating females are assumed to want the same gifts as both 18-year-old high school…
Got My Rubber Sandals, Got My Straw Hat
By Megan Summer’s here, and as anyone who lives in the Midwest (or Northeast, or anywhere winters are frigid and unrelenting and LONG) would be, I am 100% for that. I love the time I get to spend outside with my family these long, beautiful days, and I love the freedom and flexibility in our…
Let go.
(alternately titled – “Spring Cleaning”) Since it is still (technically) spring, let’s devote today’s entry to cleaning out “stuff” – tangible things you hold on to, or negative habits or thoughts you might have. I mentioned last week that I love a clean home, and it really is true. If we haven’t used an object…
Muffins
By Beck The Baby (and whenever I call her that, I feel the need to add that she is five now and NOT ANYTHING LIKE A BABY) just made some muffins, which are baking away in the oven as I write. And because The Baby has food issues, they’re gluten-free and so the chances of…