Monthly Archives: May 2011

This morning I woke up at 5:30 to the sun streaming through the windows. (Note to self: we need room-darkening blinds.) Usually I don’t mind waking up early. I love getting up while the house is still quiet, putting on … Continue reading →

 Sometimes in life you make a mistake and you just have to let it go. Like, let’s say you wrote a book about cicadas. It did quite well when all the cicadas came out in the Mid-Atlantic in 2003. After … Continue reading →

It’s funny that it happened just as I turned the first page of Cinderella Ate My Daughter, but my daughter, who has been princess-obsessed for the past two years, decided at that moment to move on. It began with a … Continue reading →

Our new kitten, Pip, is definitely adorable, but he probably isn’t going win any cat IQ contests anytime soon. We moved into a new house this weekend. As soon as we brought Pip to the house, he ran around, sniffing … Continue reading →