As we get near the Fourth, Jim and I are planning for another bang-up holiday with two kids who dislike fireworks sounds. We are packing u...

Over a year ago, when we asked Ranger about his morning at preschool, we had a hard time getting a clear response.  His responses to any ope...

Summer is here, and it is a scorcher.  Ranger and Scout (the toddler formerly known as the Raptor) want to be romping outside, while I am dr...

Yesterday I got PR spam selling the virtues of "Mommy Makeover" plastic surgery. Some PR agency thought that I as a woman with c...