730 Days Ago 30 Jun 2013 | 02:47 am

We were in Ethiopia. A nanny handed us a baby. I was so nervous that I hardly noticed it wasn’t our daughter. Then I laughed and laughed and handed the correct baby to the woman from Texas. I waited p...

Feeling Optimistic 26 Jun 2013 | 11:09 pm

Most days I feel pretty ambivalent about my country. Ambivalence is one of my curses. I also recognized that getting to feel ambivalence is one of our freedoms. Today, when the DOMA act got voted dow...

Sums it Up 20 Jun 2013 | 08:06 pm

This Weekend 11 Jun 2013 | 01:46 am

I love spring in Portland. Davy’s mood has been awesome. We went to the dog park, indian food,tattoo spotting, two parties and a an African dance performance. The dancing blew Davy’s mind. I don’t thi...

Hey Call Jude 1 Jun 2013 | 03:36 am

So I have a friend name Jude. Everyone should have a friend named Jude. She is my BFFs sister. I have known her for 20 years. Jude is a family psychotherapist who also happens to be a parent coach. I ...

Courage 22 May 2013 | 10:05 pm

We play the game on our Ipad called Endless Alphabet. It’s super cute. The letters are little monsters and Davy has to put them in the puzzle to spell the word. When she gets it- she gets a little vid...

The Best Behaved Two-Year Old in the House 17 May 2013 | 10:45 pm

I haven’t been blogging lately because I have been in a pretty dark place emotionally. Davy at two and a half is total hell on wheels. I mean what else would you expect from our bright and feisty girl...

This is Exactly How I am Feeling About Parenting Right Now 7 May 2013 | 07:49 am

Posted this on Facebook and then this happened This two-and-a-half stuff might just kill me.

Gene Krupa 21 Mar 2013 | 12:06 am

I sent my father this video of Davy playing her new drum set His response made me laugh I had no idea who Gene Krupa is (thanks to wikipedia now i know) My reaction was “Oh my Gawd my dad … Continue r...

Tuesday 13 Mar 2013 | 02:49 am

The amount of love I feel for this kid floors me.