As far as my hubby Jeremy and I can remember, Dessa was a peaceful baby who never cried. So imagine our surprise when Farrah came along and wouldn't stop crying. And it wasn't just a little bit here and there, but constant, top-of-her-lungs. . . READ FULL STORY

Clearly, I'm on a holiday kick. But once I began to think about Halloween, it made me think about Thanksgiving and then, inevitably, Christmas. I hate to be like those annoying retailers who start shoving Christmas down your throat in September. . . READ FULL STORY

For Dessa's first Halloween, she dressed up as a piggy. Not because I thought she'd make an adorable little piggy, but because I was a lazy mom and didn't think to buy her a costume until October 30th. The following year she was Snow White, which. . . READ FULL STORY

I wish I could say I am one of those moms who plays age appropriate music for her kids, but, really, I don't. All those happy go lucky singers going on and on about peanut butter and jelly or playing at the playground drive me insane. I'm. . . READ FULL STORY

If you have watched TV, listened to the radio, read the newspaper, or browsed the web lately you've no doubt heard how we're all going to die from the H1N1 virus (aka Swine Flu) this fall. OK, so maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but the media is. . . READ FULL STORY