Parallel parking at Napa library one morning, the bumper sticker on the beat-up 1980’s Chevy sedan in front of me caught my eye. It was a day when I wondered if my sanity had been lost when I decided to be a stay-at-home mom. After the typical battles of eating breakfast (no, I’m not whipping …
“Go daddy’s wingard! GO DADDY’S WINGARD!” That’s our two-year-old’s rebel cry this morning, earnestly fastening the Velcro on his sneakers, pushing us out the door to go to daddy’s vineyard (which technically isn’t daddy’s vineyard, but that nuance is lost on a two-year-old). We told the kids at breakfast that the day’s adventures included a …
I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps the hustle and bustle of the holiday season left me wanting to trash every to-do-list, not make a new one. More likely, I was so caught up in school or work-related goal setting that I thought I had it covered. This year feels different. Why? I’m …
I didn’t grow up camping. The story of why includes my mom, rain, and sleeping in a Pinto. My husband also didn’t grow up camping but, like most men (yes, I’m stereotyping), loves it. He also likes survival shows and seems to salivate at the thought of being dropped in the middle of the …
I’d like to introduce the newest addition to our family – baby Ben. Benjamin joined us in April to much fanfare, which included a cord prolapse (when the umbilical cord is delivered before the baby – never good) and an emergency C-section. Oh, and he was four weeks early. I will spare you the details, …
