It was my nightmare – walking into my house in the middle of a work day, surprising my husband who was . . . Playing video games, oblivious to the squalor in the kitchen. What? What did you think I was going to say? On the drive back to the office I stewed, not about [...]

Dear Erin, As my family enjoys a moment of peace before we head back out to the park for dinner in England, I wanted to say. . . Please don’t hate me. I know it’s cold there and you have received a lot of snow. And the idea of a week away in the “happiest place [...]

Anders and I had one of those small moments that I’d love to share on the show, but am fairly sure that by the time we actually sit down to record, it will be lost to stories of meals that weren’t and frustrations that were. Good thing we have the blog… Anders: I wish fate [...]

It was a beautiful Saturday here in Massachusetts – sunny, mild, clear – perfect for a bicycle ride or running around outside with the kids. Instead, I spent most of the day sitting in a darkened auditorium at Regis College, attending Nikon School with my mom. As I wrote recently, I received a new-ish camera [...]

My husband “forgets” to make dinner so often, that it has become more surprising to me when he actually remembers to prepare a meal. Despite my attempts to get our family organized, and keep him in the loop about the family’s schedule, one of his favorite excuses is that he forgot dinner because he didn’t [...]

I have always hated the cliche cleaning product commercials. You know the ones of which I speak – the ones featuring a mom who is obsessed with getting her whites whiter than any white found in nature; her floors so clean that her children could actually eat off of them, or her plates so shiny [...]

Last night, after discovering the kids frolicking in the basement through a rain of styrofoam beads from an exploded bean bag chair, I was thanked by our visiting friend for being so calm about the incident (while she started yelling I went to find the camera). Bringing her upstairs while the dads cleaned up the [...]

It’s been less than a month since we Escaped to New Orleans, but with the holidays bearing down on us we can feel ourselves wishing the next Escape was sooner. In the meantime, we’ll have to satisfy ourselves with reliving some of the moments as captured by our friends at Chevrolet! You can read more [...]

Driving home tonight the kids began singing the Starship classic “We Built This City” (yes, I said classic). Listening to them mangle the song, I realized they didn’t know what we built this city with. Asking them what they were saying, my son replied “on purpose” as in “we built this city on purpose,” because in [...]

Dear Erin, Was your open letter a test to see if I was really disconnecting and taking it easy as directed? I was tempted to plead ignorance, but since I knew you could see my updates on Facebook, I figured my cover was blown. Six days after surgery, I’m pleased to report that my recovery [...]

Something good always comes out of the Escape – new friendships formed, old connections renewed, fun times had – but this year thanks to one of our guests, we were able to do something extra special by collecting new and gently used bras from our Escapees to donate to Support1000, an organization with the mission [...]

Thursday morning, before my kids and husband have left the warmth of their beds (or, in the case of our daughter, my bed), I will be heading to our local hospital for a little surgery. . . on my butt. This little piece of elective surgery (elective because it’s planned, not because I just feel [...]