Connor and Helen Grow Up

OK, internet, avert your eyes for just one moment. Helen has been off one of her reflux meds for almost 2 weeks now and she is (knock on woo...

Oh, contraire. After all, why should she get to relax in her retirement? OK, so there are a thousand reasons she should get to relax in her ...

My dad is a planner. And long ago, my dad decided he was going to retire at 62.5. In fact, he probably decided that he was going to retire a...

For the past week or so, Helen has been very interested in the toy kitchen area in our sitting room. She'll crawl over there, put stuff...

At our house, Wednesday is often "date night". Ed and I head out after the kids are in bed, but we tell Connor beforehand as the f...

Ed and I had a tough time coming up with a boy's name when I was pregnant. Nothing seemed quite right, until we hit upon "Henry...

Dear Connor, A few days ago, your turned 37 months old. I wonder when it is appropriate to stop thinking about your age in months. Probably ...

Dear Helen, Today, you are 11 months old, and that means your reflux is cured. Really. The good doctor pretty much promised me this would be...

I'm stealing this idea from a friend .

I rarely drive to work these days, but a couple of weeks ago I did. And as I headed over the bridge into DC, I listened to a story on NPR fe...