In August I turned 38... and my ovaries- heck I'm well aware that they've been slowly drying up since my mid-twenties and therefore I felt very comfortable- or so I thought in my decision to stop at two kids. Then as celebrities like Celine Dion and a bevy of women I know have been poppin out babies like there's something in the water supply- I'm feeling like maybe my decision to keep my very … [Read more...]
The Best Valentine’s Day Gift
By Carolyn Edgar My Valentine's Day started off with a bang. Or, more specifically a ring. No, not the ring of the alarm clock - although that is literally how I got started this morning. I am referring to the ring of my cell phone, an unexpected call from my secretary as I was about to walk into my doctor's office (the doctor's office is a story for another time). "The school nurse from your … [Read more...]
Your kid will be happy with a glass of chocolate milk
I really have tried hard not to succumb to the parenting pressures evidenced all around me-- this need in our culture to shower our kids with stuff and experiences. My husband ever the grumpy pessimist has on one too many occasions uttered the statements, "Kids will be happy with whatever you give them- even if it's just a cardboard box." Of course my husband, who admits he's from a generation … [Read more...]
Join me on the radio; we’ll be talking being happier in your marriage in 2011 ( yes it’s possible!)
We all make them... those pesky resolutions and as 2011 just gets underway we have about 365 days to not only wax poetically about them but you know, to maybe put them into practice. Case in point- I HATE FOOTBALL! (maybe it's because I simply don't understand what the whole downs system is, why grown men would take their lives in their hands to chase after a ball and why my husband finds it more … [Read more...]
7 resolutions my husband needs to put on his list for 2011
Sure sometimes I may be moody, emotional and even unpredictable due to hormonal changes or perhaps the fact that I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of laundry, dirty dishes and dust bunnies. So what's a husband to do? Pamper and romance me like crazy. Here are 7 resolutions I have compiled as a public service to every woman who deserves a lil extra TLC and doesn't have the cash to buy it (ahem, … [Read more...]