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One of Maddie’s favorite books is You Can’t Take A Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum . It follows, among other things, a girl through her...

I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I think it’s time to start buying stuff for Maddie for school in September. Is my baby really old enou...

I know I didn’t write anything on Friday, and you were all waiting to hear how the bike-a-thon went. Unfortunately, it didn’t go just absolu...

Cora has discovered that she can say whatever she wants, whether she has any true authority over the matter or not. And Madeleine, bless her...

Cora’s hit a recent patch of stubbornness – ok, not so recent, since I can’t recall a time when she WASN’T stubborn – and it’s become a batt...

Yes, I'm still here - just comatose. The girls have given me a break the past couple of nights and I'm getting a good six or seven h...

Isaiah, my girlfriend Abby’s oldest child, turned three recently.  I was privileged enough to be at his birth and I can’t believe it’s been ...

Earlier this month a mom was arrested in Texas for allegedly allowing her kids to play on scooters unsupervised outside; the charge was chi...

Our city’s month-long Earth Day festivities kicked off this past weekend with an outdoor festival at a nature conservancy less than a mile f...

The breastfeeding thing seems to be under control now; Maddie’s eating like a pro and I’m all healed up.  We’re a great team.  I cannot forg...