From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly Today is my birthday. It is my tradition to wear my favorite outfit on my birthday, something that is fun yet practical, comfortable yet chic. When I was in the shower this morning, I mentally sorted through my clothes to see what I might don to make today…
Our Secret Society
By Michael Dwight Eisenhower noted that no battle plan survives the first encounter with the enemy. He could have said the same thing about parenthood. Jill and I had our plans lined up and our reactions anticipated. Then we carried Susan into an empty house and, somehow, we weren’t quite sure about anything anymore. We were…
Afterglowing
By Megan Saturday was “un-decorating” day at our house. It’s a job I’ve dreaded every single year since I was a a little kid. I hate that it’s all over so soon. When Bean asked, out of nowhere, if we could watch old home videos of her as a baby while we did the dreaded…
And I Thought MILK Spoiled Fast.
By Rachel I remember when we were kids, my Mom would complain about how grumpy we’d act after coming home from Grandparents or friend’s houses. About how we got spoiled and had to get back into a routine. NATURALLY, one would assume that since my Mom experienced this as a Mom, she would be super…
Pregnancy Journal: Halfway
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly I’m halfway there. No. Sorry. Let me rephrase. I’M HALFWAY THERE! WOO-HOO! Twenty weeks (almost 21) is a milestone for most of us preggos. We are amazed we’ve made it this far, and simultaneously freaked out that we only have 20 weeks (or less) to go. “Do I…
Being There
By Michael You never really come to any of my programs, Susan said. She didn’t mean it literally, of course. I showed up at just about all her events (Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, spring concert, fall concert, winter concert, no-particular-reason concert, class play, science fair, Thanksgiving, Christmas, dance recital, field trips…not that I’m keeping score…
The Moments In Between
By Megan I’m reflective, just like everyone else is the first couple of weeks of January, and I’ve come to the conclusion in the past week or so that one of the things I love best about family life is the time in between. Those little moments that happen when we’re all together doing nothing…
The Best Of A Bad Year
By Beck It is THE LAST DAY! I am so excited! And that excitement has made me feel unexpectedly generous towards the old year. There were, I am thinking now, many nice things in it, and it would be nice to remember them briefly before blowing one final raspberry at 2009 and, as The Queen…
Reduce, Reuse, Resolve
By Stephanie Every December 31st without fail I have certain goals in my head- resolutions for the New Year to come. And almost always they are great things to aspire to, but not always reasonable. And by February are long forgotten. I’m not talking about promising myself to join the gym and fit into my…
The Fix is In for 12 More Years
By Michael There’s a chapter in my new book about the way we keep score in life and our tendency to shift the comparisons in ways that work against us. The chapter concludes with the suggestion, “If you’re going to fix a fight, fix it so you win.” In most cases, we can opt not…