Plug and Play Parenthood

Every year, around this time, I start to experience an odd combination of both eagerness and a sense of nostalgia for autumn.  Bear in mind that I live in Texas.  There are, at best, maybe five days of ideal fall here.  It stays suffocatingly hot until October, mildly warm through November, crisp during December, and [...]

It is nearly March, and as I am with every month these days, I’m amazed that not only has it come around again but that it is March already. It should go without saying– no really, it should– that Christmastime is my favorite time.  During the past Christmas, we received the most wonderful gift of all.  That is [...]

So… In an effort to get out of my funk this morning, I decided to listen to the Christmas station on Pandora.  Don’t hate, y’all.  My funk was a nasty one, and considering that I can credit not chasing people with a pair of scissors,* I think we can all agree that listening to Christmas [...]