I walked approximately fifty miles last night, all in the comfort of my own home, hefting 30 pounds of toddler.  Incidentally, I love describing him this way – 30 pounds of toddler –…

So this amazing thing happens tonight, right?  And what this amazing thing is, is that at around 8:07 pm I look at my kid, sitting on the floor, pinging my ukulele strings with…

Is it possible for a woman with a baby to have baby fever?   A close girlfriend is having a baby and so deliciously, gorgeously pregnant.  I saw her the other night   She just…

Walking on the beach with two of my sisters.  The sand squeaks beneath our toes, until we find the firmer ribbon, packed and damp, close to the water’s edge.  We are mostly quiet.    My…