After years of begging, pleading, whining, and torture…we finally got a puppy. With a house full of boys, you can probably guess who the holdout was. And, if my cats had a voice, I’m pretty sure they would have been on my side of the fence as well. (continue reading…)

Did you ever look forward to something so much you could hardly wait? But in order to get there you had to have a “plan?” (continue reading…)

In Justin Timberlake’s hit Sexy Back, he sings about, well, bringing sexy back. I’m not really sure where he thinks it went considering what you see in the tabloids, on TV, at the movies, or even in the mall, but oddly enough I was thinking about this song while trying to come up with my New Year’s resolutions. (continue reading…)

My husband and I have been married for 15 years and in all that time, he’s probably gone out with his friends about 10 times. Now, all of a sudden, he’s out having “play dates” with his buddies virtually every weekend. His average has just spiked up about 4,000%. What’s up with that? (continue reading…)

I think I’m having a mid-life crisis. The good news is…if I’m truly at the middle of my life, I’m going to live to be 84. The bad news is…my husband is having a mid-life crisis too. (continue reading…)

Ah, a new school year. A time for new beginnings, new friends, and of course a trip to the office supply store for back-to-school supplies. (continue reading…)

No, that’s not a typo in the title. Wetnork is a name used to refer to someone, namely me, who is put in a networking situation and fails miserably. My roommate from college coined the phrase by accident when she was preparing for a public speaking class. (continue reading…)

It’s that time again. Time to set up the folding card table in the living room, sharpen the pencils, gather the 1099s, consume a few pots of coffee, and dive into the process we all know and don’t love. Filing your taxes! (continue reading…)

It all started one innocent afternoon. My youngest son was lying on his back on the floor with his hands behind his knees kicking his feet. None of us were sure why he was doing this until we heard an unmistaken sound. The same sound that has brought little boys to their knees in giggles and laughter for years. (continue reading…)

This summer, my husband and I decided to start a new family tradition-hiking with our boys. Yep! Every Sunday afternoon we plan on heading into the wilderness and being one with nature. (continue reading…)