The Male of the Species
Wes and I were catching up on the newest season of Castle the other night and… SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t seen the latest season of Castle, read no further. …Beckett was all up in...
View ArticleBroccoli is Complicated When You’re Me
I always hear people say, “Oh, I LOVE cooking” and it makes me feel slightly defective. Because I don’t like cooking. I’m really bad at it. I can make the same meal three times and screw something...
View ArticleHoneymoon Red vs. Electric Blue
Not particularly relevant, just nifty. Four months ago, I was gleefully preparing for my trip to the thriller writers conference in New York City. My bags were packed, my tickets printed, my kids...
View ArticleIn Sickness and in Health
Wes and I have been married eight years now. Well, technically, seven years fifty one weeks. Our eighth wedding anniversary is next week and I’ve had much occasion to think about the vows we took that...
View ArticleInchoate Vegetable Sludge
Basically what I served my family for dinner, minus the sodium. I’ve blogged about my fantastical failures in the cooking arena before. I’m not shy about the fact that, if anyone’s going to find a way...
View ArticleHighlights and Hijinks
We survived! Even better than survived, actually. We had fun. Lots and lots and lots of it. Turns out, the beach is a really fun place to hang out as a family. I wasn’t sure whether building...
View ArticleLittle, Itty Bitty, Teeny Tiny Victories
For those of you who don’t know my husband, here’s what you need to know about him to understand this post: He’s very tall. I’m tall for a woman, and he’s about five inches taller than I am. He’s smart...
View ArticleThe Day All of Seattle Suffered a Simultaneous Heart Attack
I gotta tell you, living in Seattle yesterday when the Seahawks surprised the crap out of everyone by winning an improbable victory against the Green Bay Packers during what looked to be a no-scoring...
View ArticleCalifornia Schemin’
Just one of the many lovely California beaches wee baby Wesley never played on. Wes and I have a longstanding disagreement between the two of us and it goes a little something like this: When asked,...
View ArticleAdvanced Germ Warfare
My husband travels a lot for work. I’d say, if pressed for an average frequency, that he’s gone for about one week out of every month. That’s a lot of restaurant food, a lot of time in airplanes, a lot...
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