JOURNAL: OCTOBER 4, 2011 Realized when I was reading my last passage, what it reminds me of The Runaway’s Diary by Marilyn Harris. LOVED that book. I used to read it like once per year... Read more >>

You might assume that because I cook and publish recipes for a living, that nearly everything I make turns out wonderfully and that every night my family sits down to a terrific... Read more >>

Click here to learn more about SummerCamp! and view a trailer of the movie. Q: What sparked the idea for making Summercamp!? A: This was Brad’s [Beesley, the co-director] idea. He heard a camp... Read more >>

For the unfamiliar, the most pressing question when offered a jaffle is: what in the hell is a jaffle? But if you have ever traveled to Australia, Indonesia, or South Africa, you are likely familiar... Read more >>

Mark Twain once said that humor is tragedy plus time. One need not look further than childhood to realize this statement is usually true. Remember the time your hamster bit down so hard on your... Read more >>

When I was about seven, my father decided to teach me about the stock market. He told me if I bought one share of stock, he would buy nine to match it. I recognized a good deal. I invested in Hershey... Read more >>

Emme is in the ninth grade. She came back to her old school as alumni to cheer on her former schoolmates who were just graduating from eighth grade. “Hi, Ms. Amanda,” she said, giving me a... Read more >>

I’ve recently had a run in with my kid’s summer camp counselor (or rather am about to have a bigger run in!) She pulled me aside (after commenting to another parent that she had to go deal... Read more >>

In many parts of the nation, snow is still on the ground and locating matching mittens is the morning norm. But before you know it, it will be time to trade those snowsuits for swimsuits and snowballs... Read more >>

Sometimes it seems like too much work to make friends. I meet another mom at daycare, she seems cool, she asks me to lunch, we email back and forth a hundred times and finally find a date and we go... Read more >>