I think I'm going to have more trouble with my youngest no longer being the youngest in February than he will. Being a mom can be an emotional roller coaster.
Read MoreWeighing a life in the city against a life in the country...
Read MoreWhen I was a kid advent calendars brought to mind waxy, tasteless chocolates and cardboard depictions of the stable scene: Mary and Joseph, under the guidance of half of a zoo, some foreign dignitaries, and various hangers-on, watching the beatific Christ child sleeping blissfully in the manger. Not here, not this year. This year we are doing something a little different..
Read MoreThoughts in point form.
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