Mind Flush

Last week Jason was out of town, so Liza and I high-tailed it to the East Coast to visit family.  One of the highlights was a trip to Ocean ...

I let Liza use my camera during our last trip to the zoo.  Don't tell Jason, but I was kind of hoping she'd drop it so I can get a D...

We went to the crystal clear, gently lapping waters of ... Lake Erie. Laugh all you want, beach snobs.  It was warm, perfect for wading and...

If you can't see the embedded video, here's the old school link:  http://shine.yahoo.com/event/momentsofmotherhood/kids-soak-up-s...

"Doh dee doh dee doh, just sittin' here, nommin' on some fusty old acorns."  "Hey, bro! Whatchoo got up der?" ...

My teaching process: At age 5, attempt to show her how to do it; she ignores me completely. Prior to kindergarten, borrow the book fro...

... how long would it take me to afford to go on Zero G ? Crud, I'll have to save up enough for two of us to go, since they allow kids ...

(audio is NSFW, due to an extremely large concentration of cursing, especially in an illustrated children's book)

She already swims better than I do (but I've got more stamina and spend less energy staying afloat, so I'd totally outlive her in ...

Neil Gaiman convincing Adam Savage to sing "I Will Survive" as Gollum. Whut?

In case you've forgotten, my daughter is now 48" tall , which means she's tall enough to go on many of the roller coasters and ...

Remember the patio room?  You know, the one that we started prepping for a year ago, poured the pad for last year , and started building a m...

My stage crew buddies from high school would have been so proud of me, standing on one leg and bracing the plywood with the other leg while...

This was the week I ... - became the mother of a rising first-grader - took a road trip with a good friend - worked with my daughter to p...