Sassafras Mama

Dai Sijie Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress L.M. Montgomery ...

In my January 27th post, I explained the definition of a recession and I wrote about the last time the U.S. faced one (back in 2001). Seven...

Each night, I read to JT when I tuck him into bed. I've been doing that for nearly 8 years now and it's often the best part of my d...

I considered live-blogging tonight's State of the Union address but, honestly, I plan on raising a rueful toast instead........it's ...

Bear with me here, as I know that the title of the post has put you right to sleep. But please pour a fresh cup of coffee and stick with me...

Thursday was crazy hat day in the lower school and after much debate, JT settled on a fancy pirate hat. All that velvet and gold could only...

It's midterm week here at my school and that means lots of grading. Yippee. Teachers all have their own way of getting things done. Min...

The other night, JT got out a bunch of little guys and played school with them. It's an odd assortment of students, featuring some pira...

The backstory: Today, I joined JT's class and several other 2nd grade parents for a baby shower for Mrs. Q (who expects to deliver a ba...

When JT was a baby, my friend Janet made him two beautiful afghans. By the time he was a year old, these blankets were the top of the heap....