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Fall doesn’t officially start until college football does. At least in my mind it doesn’t. And it doesn’t matter that the temperatures here are still in summer range – once Game Day shows up – it’s fall. There’s nothing like college football. And it’s not even the game for me. I know nothing of line [...]

The best part of going on vacation immediately after a conference like BlogHer is that you are forced off of the grid (for the most part) and NOT forced to immediately see all the pictures, read all the posts and rehash every moment, session and party. It’s a lot to comprehend, you guys.  There was [...]

My old high school friend, Shannon, wrote a thoughtful post today and it has stuck with me. You should go read it. Also say hi to her – she’s awesome. And she’s right. For all the great things social media and this digital age brings there is a side that can feel defeating. Isn’t it [...]

You guys! Want to help me cross off a life list item? OF COURSE YOU DO. While at BlogHer ’10 in New York City, I want to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s not only a Life List item for me, but also right before I turn 40 and, really? I think celebrating in NYC [...]

(That sort of cheesy alliteration can only be pulled off with copious amounts of Bloody Mary on the morning of Memorial Day.) Ahem. Don’t let anyone tell you that the whole MommyBlogging thing is a waste of time. They lie. If it were not for this little red piece of the internet, the Mom2Summit and [...]

Yes. I got on Facebook. Okay, actually this is the second time I’ve had a profile. The first time I was on for all of 8 hours. I might have had some sort of panic attack and deactivated it. I can’t remember. But, yes, I am back on it. I got guilted into it by [...]

A local high school girls basketball coach died last week from complications treating acute leukemia. His students did what most high school kids do in this situation, they spelled out “We Love You Coach [Name]” in styrofoam cups stuffed in the chainlink fench and went about trying to make sense of their own grief and [...]

Well, this weekend brought a wonderful visit from BestFriendWendy and her family all the way from Chicago. There was sharing and no sharing, laughing and no laughing, crying and no crying, Strawberry Shortcake, arts & crafts, and many, many Princess stories. While the kiddos navigated through diplomatic and developmental minefields, we grown ups enjoyed massive [...]