The Haul

This year a friend suggested a joint trick-or-treating gig, and never one to decline a social invite, I agreed. Our kids (who’ve known each other since babyhood) were thrilled, and the deal was sealed. We marched over there around 6:00-ish (on a side-note, how weird was it to start Hallowe’en before dark this year???) and [...]

My Little Problem

I have insomnia. Well, maybe it’s not really insomnia, because it’s not like I can’t sleep (I can), and more like I don’t want to sleep. Or actually, I don’t want to fall asleep.
It’s not like I think I won’t wake up in the morning or anything, or that I have too many worries rolling [...]

Cupcakes for my Cupcake

One of the great joys of mothering, in my humble opinion, is baking remarkably attractive goodies for my kids to share with their friends. In the same vein, one of the great joys of having a child whose birthday is four days before Hallowe’en is baking really, really cool Hallowe’en-themed cupcakes for her [...]