The Mommy Rant

The Gift of Optimism: This year some of the book titled I read were No Impact Man, The Story of Stuff, In Defense of Food, and The Hundred ...

The Gift of Leaving Well Enough Alone: Why is it that when four boys are playing quietly, upstairs, together in one room, you have to ruin ...

C and I won the afternoon mind bender on WMVY yesterday. I provided the answer and C was quick draw on the telephone. After giving the answ...

Now that it's all said and done, I wonder if it wouldn't be better to give the kids occasional gifts during the year, gifts for no r...

You know your kids got too much stuff for Christmas when they tell their grandparents on the phone that they got so many presents they can...

The seasonal question - leave the unwrapped presents under the tree for a few days or put everything away?

A litany of embarrassing moments from the Christmas Eve service at Grace Memorial Chapel. When the reader started in on Luke chapter 2 vers...

You gotta love Christmas. It's the only day I can get my kids to do anything: "Sure. You can open your gifts right after you get d...

You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I'm telling you why: 'cause I said so.

So far the kitten's been good about going number two in the litter box but Leo like to pee just about anywhere. I bought a book on trai...

Gift of Nature: Finished stringing our outdoor Christmas lights (finally!) and found this bird nest in the holly bush.

My husband and my eldest son are both wearing shorts to commemorate the shortest day of the year. Touché song: The Coldest Night of the ...

In art class this week the kids made gifts to give away to other people. C told me that he gave his present to his friend Will to give to W...

All the e-mail advertising promise that it's not too late - you could still get your gifts in time for Christmas, just order by midnight...

I thought I had posted on Monday. In my head I had written about the gift of foresight and having stopped at the gas station before the empt...

Have I mentioned that I made my own gift wrapping paper this year with a newspaper end roll and stamps made from styrofoam meat trays? I co...

Some things that my children have told me look like guns: • candy canes • pieces of bread with bites taken out • sticks • rolled up pieces o...

The gift of perspective. Knowing that in one week it will all be over.

The gift of a guilt-free conscience. It's easier to give away dog crates, cook books, faux x-mas trees, cloth diapers, and wine glasses...

Meet Leo. song: New Kid in Town • artist: the Eagles