Connor and Helen Grow Up

My parents have come into town to play the role of full-time childcare provider while I head to the less chaotic confines of my downtown off...

Ed led Connor's Boy Scout troop, and to say he was out of his element would be an understatement. But he did a fantastic job setting up ...

Ed and I used to bike most of where we went. I think Ed would fill the car up with gas about once a month. But then we had children, and bik...

There are a few lessons that mothers want to teach their children early. And one of them is to learn to tell people to leave them alone. And...

I think I have finally recovered from last Saturday's marathon, but I'm still trying to be gentle with my body nutritionally (althou...

When I started training for Rock and Roll, I dreamed of hitting my Boston Qualifying time of 3:45. By race day, I was pretty sure that was o...

When a friend is dying, it's very hard to be realistic. Because every part of your self wants to believe that things will get better, th...

A few days ago, I sat in the dining room and noticed a rodent skitter across the floor and disappear under the oven. I alerted Ed in a not v...

We took our annual ski break to Tahoe this year. One of Ed's brothers joined with his family, which meant there were COUSINS to ski with...

Marathon day is two weeks away. On March 14, I will lace on my lightest pair of shoes, don a tank top, running skirt, and my plushest socks ...