*Yeah, that says "Hugmonkey", not "ChunkyMonkey" or one of the great names people suggested. It occurred to me yesterday...

So Hot Guy has taken Ironflower and Lovebug to Kansas to stay with their grandparents. For a week. Initially, I had a lot of anxiety about t...

Today I ran into my neighbor at the grocery store. Not so strange, even though we were not at the grocery store located several blocks from ...

I am currently sporting a Cars band-aid around my thumb. It is band-aid number 4 and I have it so tightly wound that it's going to leave...

Every time I hear a kid crying or screaming in public, I think, "Thank God that's not one of mine." Except, of course, when it...

I don't know whether to blame my very, very, very late '30's or my children, but something around here has turned what used to b...

When I quit working full time, one of the first things I did was rush my kids to story time. Ironflower was 18 months old, Lovebug 3 months....

On Saturday, I tried to take my kids swimming. It sounds so simple. But, much like keeping a clean house or resisting bagels, things that ar...

Dear charity-seeking neighbor, We have never met. In fact, I don't even have a nodding acquaintance with anyone in your section of the c...

I think have crossed the line from "imperfect parent" to "maybe-someone-should-call-social-services". This morning somet...

So this morning I had to go to the grocery store. With all 3 kids. I know there are some moms who bring their 6 well-behaved kids to the gro...

I swear to the Goddess that this post was going to be happy. I was going to list things I like. Or something. I really wanted to write a pos...

I suppose you can blame it on the prospect of sending Ironflower to afternoon kindergarten. We were informed at the kindergarten orientation...

I always thought I'd be one of those really creative moms, the kind that do amazing art projects with their kids on rainy afternoons and...

Darling ChunkyMonkey, Today you are 1. The nurses christened you ChunkyMonkey when you were born, with your 9 pounds of cuteness and great s...

Sometimes people compliment me for breastfeeding, impressed with my commitment and devotion. I smile modestly. Because if I say anything I...

You know how when you're home alone with your first baby, you find yourself talking to him/her about everything? It's like you final...

They tell you that motherhood profoundly changes you. They tell you that you've never imagined love that deep. They tell you that you wi...

When I picked Ironflower up from preschool this morning, another mother noted that she had her shoes on the wrong feet. I can only hope her...

You know that feeling after you've just ended a bad relationship, that mix of elation and dread? One minute you're happily belting o...