Because Steve was working on Saturday and Sunday (downside to being the Bike Guy – weekend commitments), I spent most of the weekend catching up on my to-do list, and shuttling kids to and from various activities. But between trips, I found a few “moments of zen,” stalking a male cardinal who was courting from [...]

If all goes as planned today, I will be going to see The Hunger Games (for the second time) with a mom-friend of mine tonight (for her first time). It may be Mother’s Day, and I say this without complaint or irony, but I still have a ton to do today, including: Change the sheets [...]

Because I am now old enough to be unashamed to admit that I’m incapable and uninterested in staying up late enough to watch Saturday Night Live when it’s, you know, Live, I have to check out videos online after catching the ‘buzz’ on Twitter, Facebook or Good Morning America. I went online to find the [...]

Today was not supposed to be the day of my first triathlon. I had a plan and, I thought, it was a good one. I had signed up for my two triathlons – SheRox in August and Title 9 in September – and had started my training. I visited the gym four times in the [...]

Dear Sophie, At noon today I silently marked your arrival into our lives seven years ago. While I can’t tell you what time your brother was born, your arrival was emblazoned onto my brain because, despite my reluctance to push since my epidural had worn off (more on that in a few years), you were [...]

It’s been a long weekend, driving to Rochester and back for our visit with Erin and her family. Today was the worst of it, with the journey starting at 12:30 pm after a fun visit to their local YMCA, and ended just before 7:00 pm when we finally pulled into our driveway. But despite the [...]

It’s time once again to start planning Sophie’s birthday party, and building the traditional birthday piñata. (Yes, I know it’s a strange tradition. And I’m starting to wonder what I’ll do when the kids are too old for piñatas. I’ll have to start making them for neighbors or random strangers). After much deliberation and discussion, [...]

Thank you to our listener for sharing this spoof of the We Are Young song that was irritating me last week.

Sometime last week I got the idea that I wanted to complete a triathlon stuck in my head. I can’t really say why. I can’t say that I’ve ever jumped off my bicycle after a ride and thought “gosh, now I’d really like to take a run.” Maybe it’s that I’ve been feeling soft and [...]

I anticipated that at this time tonight the kids and I would be settling in for the night at the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany, stopping on our way to see Erin and her family in Rochester. Having left Steve behind because he had to work on Sunday, we were going to have breakfast and [...]

I am not a Packers fan. I have never heard of Clay Matthews. But somehow while researching for something for work I came across this video where the man goes grocery shopping and felt I had to share. Because. Well. You’ll see.  

Every other Thursday morning always feels a bit more frantic than other days because of the cleaners. While we don’t necessarily clean for the cleaners, there is something to be said for clearing the clutter so the cleaners can actually get to the flat surfaces which are in desperate need of their attention. This morning, [...]

You know that moment when you begin rocking out to a song in the car, totally relating to the lyrics of a tune that was clearly written for someone much, much younger than yourself, despite the fact that you are a nearly-40 year old mother with a full-time job, two kids, a mortgage, two car [...]