Like most moms, I’m always scrambling for simple-but-healthy meals I can throw on the table between baseball practice and homework crunch time. So at first I was jazzed to come across Mark Bittman’s article, “Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less” while cruising around www.nytimes.com. But, Mr. Bittman! You’re making me…
Guest Post: A Sad Lesson For Two Little Girl Scouts
I’m delighted to feature Deborah Lynn as a guest blogger today. Check out her wonderful bio at the end of the post. I LOVE this post and would appreciate it if you’d help spread it far and wide. Tell your friends. Comment. Tell Deborah that she’s on the right track here and that we all…
Taking the Car on Spring Break? Check These Tips First
Last summer, I took the family car to a new-to-me auto-repair shop to get it checked out before a family trip. Aside from a few scheduled maintenance items (and the fact that the A/C was blowing hot instead of cold) I thought it was in pretty good shape. So imagine my surprise when I was…
Alisa Bowman Can Improve — Or Even Help Save — Your Marriage
Alisa Bowman is one brave woman. In her book, Project: Happily Ever After (Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters), she takes us on a four-month journey from wishing her husband dead to actually renewing her vows. I’ve seen Bowman talk about the book, and she’s just as fearless in person as she is on…
“Mom, I Know You Just Got Me Dressed in Eight Layers, But I Have to Go Potty!”
OK, I live in L.A. I can’t complain about the weather, right? But I was born in Ohio, and I remember being bundled into my snowsuit in February just to go outside and play for an hour. (And then, invariably, I’d have to go to the bathroom way too soon and my poor mom would…