daily life

Ninety and Still Going

My grandmother (my mom's mom) has had a long and full life of ups and downs. She was born to…

15 years ago

Don’t Mess With My Money

I'm generally an easy-going person. It takes a lot to make me really angry, and there are generally few topics that can make me go totally…

16 years ago

Old and New

In all of the stress I've had over Cordy starting kindergarten this year, I've barely mentioned that Mira will be…

16 years ago

Heaven Help Us When She’s Sixteen. Or Four.

You'd think that with a second child I'd feel like less of a novice mother. I've been through it all once,…

16 years ago

The Doctor’s Bill Hurts More Than The Shot

Being without health insurance at the moment, we've put off a lot of routine care because we simply can't afford…

16 years ago

Single Parents, I Salute You

I don't know how you do it. Seriously.You all deserve a medal. Or a hug. Or a national holiday in…

16 years ago

An Early Love of Reading

Earlier in the summer, I was invited to visit the Columbus Metropolitan Library to learn about their programs, specifically their…

16 years ago

Full Circle

It was almost exactly four years ago that our house was robbed. A man living across the street from us…

16 years ago

Local, Healthy, Yummy

This year we decided to be wild and crazy and join a CSA. What's a CSA, you ask? Well, you…

16 years ago

You Take The Good, You Take The Bad, You Take Them Both and Then You Have…

...a lot of suck if you're us.(What? You were expecting Facts of Life?)As usual, things were going far too well…

16 years ago