It’ll sound like a bit of a cliche when I say this, but it’s amazing what a month can bring. Yesterday marked your three month birthday and your emergence from infanthood into babiness. These are probably not technical terms, but they do describe your development. You’ve gone from watching the world to learning how to [...]

Just yesterday, you lost the first of your baby teeth. You called me from school, where the office secretary had pulled it out, and I congratulated you. When you arrived home and I saw that tiny tooth, so miniscule in your mouth, I was amazed. How did you get so big? This little tooth that [...]

Alright. I’ll admit it-I’m a sucker for a bargain. And over the last decade, as we’ve struggled with adding dogs, kids, and a home as complications to our life, the skill of penny pinching has been invaluable. Below are my top ten tips and cardinal rules for saving a buck in several major categories like [...]

Remember that old jingle from the cheesy Doublemint commercial? You know the one, with the twins riding bikes or playing catch in the park, their teeth dazzlingly white and their blonde hair rolling off their shoulders like liquid sunshine. Two is better than one the slogan assured us. And if you believe that applies to [...]