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Can I make a confession here? There are very few things that I hate, but I’m afraid that I hate Halloween. I hate the candy overload. I hate the scary, spooky, ugly, decaying decorations. I hate that Satan has his own holiday and it’s bigger than Christmas. I hate spending hours (and hours) creating costumes

I woke this morning from a dream. I was pregnant with twins (a boy and a girl). I had a routine doctor’s visit, and he said, “How about we give you an ultrasound?” I asked him why, and he shrugged — as if everyone got one of those. So we did. And I saw the

Okay, so I’m trying this new thing. As previously disclosed, I’m a couple inches too short for my pounds. Now I’ve decided that the height is not likely to change. And it’s not like I’m morbidly obese, or even unhealthy. I’m in decent shape, although riding a scooter with Matthew the other day was more

Do you ever have days when you just KNOW that you should do it all yourself and save the hassle of fielding telephone calls all afternoon? Yeah — delegating is not my strong suit. Apparently I lack the ability to give details concrete enough to get the easy jobs done. How much time/effort/energy did I

If Life As I Live It isn’t quite what I had planned, what was I expecting? What did I honestly think would be my lot? There was a time in the eighties that I was convinced I would marry someone who played the saxophone. Instead I got the guy with the world’s greatest talent for

Sometimes I’m afraid to write. I lie huddled in fetal position on my bed, hoping that something very interesting will pop into my brain. I avoid the computer, even to read emails. I fear that I have already written any interesting thing that may ever come out of me. I fear that someone will realize

Yesterday I turned 35. I’m a day and a half into it, and I have to say, so far it’s great. Let me just tell you this…. Having a birthday when your husband is out of town is a very good idea, giftwise. We are not big gifters at our house. We love presents, but

So Scott left yesterday to be a StormChaser in Houston. He is ahead of Hurricane Ike by a day or two, because after the storm hits, it may be tricky to get in to coastal Texas. He’s gone with a film crew to document the storm and it’s effects, but mainly to film Humanitarian Service