All kids destroy things. I knew this when I had children because growing up my father used to […]
parenting
One of the first lessons I learned when I became a full-time working mom was I could not […]
Typically the occasional stubborn brat-iness of my dear Zuzus create the most baneful moments of my sometimes quite […]
Unlike the real Mrs. Bailey, I was a romantically dramatic teenager. There were loser boyfriends and break-ups and […]
Spring is a busy time around the Bailey house. Mr. Bailey, being a pillar of the community, is […]
After several years of parenting, you learn to filter. You can tell the difference between “Mom!” – Translation: […]
As a writer, I can obsess over words; their placement in a sentence, their order, how many of […]
Since our initial love affair with It’s A Wonderful Life, and before I started this blog, I mentioned […]
If you stay at home or if you work outside the home, or any combination thereof, you have […]
The first time I truly felt gratified by our decision to live on one steady income was right […]
Modern George & Mary 