I don’t do play dates anymore

The other day, my son said he was bored. “Why don’t you have a friend over for a play date,” I suggested. “Mom,” he said, looking at me very seriously,…

  • September 12, 2011

I remember 9/11

When I used to work at Hewlett Packard, before Mike and I had kids, I traveled to New York on a business trip. I visited the usual tourist attractions, but…

  • September 10, 2011

Hamburgers (but not really!)

This Labor Day was so much fun, with family over and a neighborhood party. It’s always great to have a reason to get everyone together. Like she did last year, my daughter made…

  • September 7, 2011

Mighty, Magic Mommy

My daughter gave me a coffee mug a while ago that I absolutely love. Not only because it’s big and holds a lot of coffee, but because it has a mistake on…

  • September 5, 2011

A Worrying Mom (and how not to be one)

For the fifth time in an hour, I leaned over my newborn daughter’s bassinet and checked to make sure she was okay. Thoughts of SIDS and fears of her getting…

  • September 1, 2011

Beautiful wildflowers on the California Coast

The flowers at Timber Cove (where we went on our recent trip to the coast) were so beautiful that I wanted to share a few more photos… :) For more “Wordful” /…

  • August 30, 2011

One Mom’s Story: Old Bras…

Today for Mom-Monday, I wanted to share another mom-moment story I got in response to my requests for submissions for the book I’m writing. (After reading some of the submissions,…

  • August 29, 2011