I remember my wedding day like it was yesterday. I was so excited. It was a clear beautiful day in San Francisco; which for this time of year can be hard to come by (any day in the City not shrouded by fog is usually going to be a beautiful [...]

There is a lot of excitement in the air for my family this week. My sister, Susan, who the girls call Tía (Spanish for Aunt) got engaged to Phillip (whose name Georgia can’t say correctly. When she tries it sounds like she is saying “Throw-Up”, which we all think is [...]

This week in Mommyland, Facebook has been ablaze with postings from many of my mom friends talking about their kids heading back to school. Some friends have kids starting Kindergarten while others are entering first and second grade. Many of these posts expressed feelings of sadness that their kids are [...]

I am the oldest of three children. I have a younger brother, who is 18 months younger than me, and a younger sister, who is five years younger than me. At some point growing up, I know for a fact that I believed that I was not my parent’s “favorite”. [...]

Mommy guilt: If you’re a mother, chances are you’ve had it, if you’re not a mother, I guarantee you’ve at least known someone who has or perhaps you suffer from another kind, Catholic guilt, Jewish guilt, etc. It washes over your entire body like a wave and before you know [...]

Blankie. Lovie. Snuggly. “B”. Binky. Silky. Every family seems to have some name variation for their child’s “blanket”. That is unless the family is lucky enough to have avoided the blanket clinging stage. The Peanuts character Linus had one.  If I’m remembering it correctly it was yellow. Or maybe it [...]

It takes a lot of courage to admit it when you have a problem. Well, I guess it’s time to admit one of mine… my husband and I have become chronic spellers. My husband knew this day was coming because he had an experience as a child that still haunts [...]

I have a t-shirt that says, “It’s all about Me”. I bought in on my honeymoon over seven years ago in Hawaii. I loved that shirt and I had no problem wearing it all the time especially when my husband was around. Now the shirt is not only too small, [...]

I often think about the poster in my children’s pediatrician’s office. The one that say’s “Community” at the top and lists all of the ways in which one can build their community. I stare at that poster almost every time I am in the room where it hangs and I [...]

The other day my husband asked me if I wanted to go upstairs for some “one-on-one time” after we got the kids down for a nap. I said “okay” to him, but honestly when he asked, all I could think about was the four baskets of clean laundry upstairs that [...]