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I had a bad day in the kitchen today. The kitchen is usually my happy place, my woman cave, if you will, where I can create and taste and lose myself in stirring cake batter or a steaming pot of soup. But today my dear friends, oh today, I was having a terrible, horrible, no …

You know you live in California when your Kindergartner goes to school in his winter gear — ski jacket, hat, yes, even gloves — so he could run amok in a snowball fight…of marshmallows. I guess we have to do what we must, right, to celebrate winter? I had never heard of a marshmallow snowball …

Mama, can you tell me a story from when you were little? It’s a question she asks me many nights, after I’ve tucked her in, read stories, and cuddled. It’s the question she asks right before she asks for that final glass of water, before she finally resigns herself to saying goodnight. The ritual may …

I have emerged from hibernation. We may have just entered the depths of winter, but after two weeks of all things holiday and having the children home from school, I feel like a bear drowsily emerging from her cave. This was the first holiday break we did not travel, and our bodies easily fell into …

There’s always a frenzy leading to the week before Christmas, and this year is no different. I know I was not alone in thinking, I just need to get through this week. Friday alone was packed with all things kids and holidays: between performances and class parties for each of my children, I was personally …

I try really hard. And sometimes, well, sometimes…I just can’t do it all. For those of you who are so wonderful enough to visit me, week after week, I want you to know that I really am so thankful. I appreciate that you take a moment out of your day to drop by and see …