A Wandering Eyre

I could not help thinking as I read this article about a Fond du Lac, WI parent seeking to ban 7 books from the school library that it is a good thing she is not more versed in YA literature. The books she has her knickers in a bunch about are pretty tame!
Her list: [...]

Ike is on his way and we are in the (cue ominous music) Cone of Uncertainty!!!!!!
I think this is a crazy name for the situation in which your house may or may not be battered by wind, rain, tornadoes, and storm surge, but I do not have a better label. The problem with uncertainty is [...]

I am convinced that the more pregnant you are, the more your brain can only focus on babies. I think, biologically, this prepares you for having to concentrate on a wee person’s survival for weeks. I mean years and years. What was I thinking?!
As a result of having what my more experienced friends call [...]

Penelope Trunk wrote a great post on why women are not as concerned with “taking time off” to have kids as some people think.
I am not expecting “time off” from anything. Raising kids is a full-time job. I do not agree with everything Penelope Trunk has to say on her blog, but much of [...]