The Squeeze
Several weeks ago, Discovery Channel heavily touted an upcoming special in which a man named Paul Rosolie was going to allow himself to be eaten alive by an anaconda in order to raise awareness to the plight of the monster snake, whose habitat is being destroyed by deforestation. When I read of...
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
I've never been very good at stepping away. Perhaps one of my greatest flaws is my constant fear that I'm missing something. I've been this way my entire life. And, lucky me, I produced a child who is exactly the same. We don't like to miss a good time. This week I stepped away. I unplugged as...
A Quarter of a Year
Tia is learning fractions, which means I am relearning fractions again. I didn't get them the first time around when I was in school. Nor did I get them the second time around when Sloan started working on them. Either the third time's a charm, or there is officially no hope for me. Annika is a...
Underprepared and Living To Tell the Story
I am a preparer. I like organization, and I like things to run smoothly. I am also a parent of four rowdy children, which means I am constantly and forever being forced to slow my roll and accept that my life will not be organized for the next 20-ish years. And given the spacing of my children,...
