Leaning More On Him And Less On Everyone Else
You know what I think is one of the most important lessons I've learned from the past five years? I've learned I don't owe anyone an explanation.

You Can Run But You Can't Get Away
I made the best meatloaf in the world last night. Yes. I did. At least that's what my son said when he tasted it. He keeps telling me I should go on one of those TV cooking contests. He has no idea. I ...

Peace & Quiet & Ice Cream For Lunch If I Feel Like It
The kids are back in school. The house is quiet. I think I might go back to bed. :)

How's the bus?
Remember the hoo-ha last year, when new transportation software made a mess of the first few days of yellow bus service?

Books I didn't read
One of my goals over the summer was to read and review an education-themed book each month. What is it they say about someone's eyes being bigger than their stomach? I don't know what the book equivalent ...

One more day...
I suppose I should write about the Bellevue teacher's strike that starts today (and by the way, isn't Seattle's contract up for negotiation in 2009? Given the move toward standardized curriculum in our ...

And Then There Were Three
Up 'til now I've pretty much only shared the fact that we are adopting an older child from foster care, but not much more beyond that. I had a curious reader ask me for more specifics: What age range? ...

Diaper Debacle
Well it's official: I should not adopt nor give birth to an infant. For me older child adoption is the only way to go. Why? Well let me tell you…

Picking and Choosing
One interesting aspect of adoption is the ability to choose. Having a biological kid, well, you kinda just get what you get. You have sex, the fastest sperm and the egg for that month collide, and you've ...

Something cool for back-to-school
Hi - sorry I've been missing for a while. I am working on developing a list of green products made in here at home for folks who are looking to find safely made materials that haven't traveled 10,000 ...

Ballard Cool Moms - unite!
A coupla cool moms in Ballard are gathering to start this Seattle neighborhood's gang of families who will work to reduce global warming.

Green high chairs
I've missed you! I am working on several projects that I will share soon, so have not had time to jot down all the green ideas I find every day! Here is a little tidbit I thought I'd send along -- a few ...

I'm Back...Sort Of
After crawling into a cave and writing a travel memoir for the past seven months, I have now emerged to find that Seattle's actually having a pretty nice summer. Too bad I missed the first half of it.

Moms Like Sex Too: The Quickie
So the basic premise of my Moms Like Sex Too column over at Seattle Mom Blogs is that moms like sex just as much as the next gal.*

The Absolute BEST Way to Spend a Weeknight
A gourmet dinner. A bottle of wine. A full body massage. Someone else folding AND putting away all the laundry.

Volunteering in the Classroom
At Maya and Zion's different meet-and-greet events at school, there were sign up tables and forms to fill out for parent volunteers. And when I looked through the contents of their backpacks yesterday ...

Preparing For a New School Year
Today was the meet-and-greet at Zion's school. Last year his IEP team agreed Zion needed a creative programming option, so he transferred schools. Zion wasn't happy about it, and I felt more than a little ...

Success - I Know it's in There
Last Saturday we spent the afternoon at the farmers' market in Puyallup. While we ate cherry tomatoes, a grilled chicken burrito and a chili dog, we talked to Maya and Zion about the expectations for ...

Supplemental Candidate
On Saturday morning I asked my husband if he had taken his Glucosamine and Chondroitin. When he said no, I reached into the cabinet, poured out a couple of tablets, and put them in his hand. Of course ...

A LOST reader has been found
I know it's been a long time since I last posted a blog entry. There is a reason for it: I've taken a (gasp!) real job. Since the demise of the King County Journal, which carried my weekly column for ...

Wait 'til you see Seattle
She always used to tell us, "Wait 'til you see Seattle!"

Nanny Says: I'm your mommy"
"My nanny told my son, "Scott, you have to listen to me, I am your mommy." is this ever okay to do? when I told her that it was not okay, she got very defensive, told me that she needed to be like that ...

Is There a Nanny Doctor in the House?
Hello, The Nanny Doctor consulting services were featured in the Style section of the San Francisco Chronicle today! Here's a link to the story!

Nanny Cams
As a parent, especially a new parent, you may be concerned about leaving your child with a caregiver other than yourself. As a result of these concerns, you may think about using a nanny cam. This is ...