Sassafras Mama

Today, JT and I set off for Cape Cod and our third annual camping trip with the R-K family. The car is loaded with our tent, sleeping bags ...

The holiday break started yesterday afternoon at 3:05 when school let out. The first thing I did when I got home was turn off the alarm on ...

For the past two weeks, I've been out on the very tip of Cape Cod, camping with friends near Provincetown. We've done a lot of bike...

Taking a break from watching Harry Potter the boys discovered that nothing moves Friday afternoon traffic on I-95 like a little Lenny Kravit...

This afternoon, we head northward for two weeks of camping at the very tip of Cape Cod. We expect cool mornings, sea breezes, bike rides, c...

One baseball game - Yankees v. Braves (Yankees win, 5-3) Ice cream sundaes for supper Pirate costume ----- with tattoos Splash Mountain with...

Today's Spring Break adventure featured an extensive game of Mama fetch. The deal is that JT is utterly fascinated by my ability to ski...

One of the hardest things about being the only full-time parent in the house is that you are so busy getting the chores done that fun runs t...

Yes, the pun is intended. I am my father's daughter, you know. We've had a lovely afternoon playing and relaxing.

In preparation for my upcoming vacation I have been re-reading Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 book The Enchanted April. The novel is the st...