One of the earliest people that encouraged my blog was a fellow scientist mom Whymommy of Toddler Planet.   We had chosen different paths in our efforts to balance motherhood and career and it was refereshing to compare notes.  She is a scientist with NASA, and the mother of two young boys whose ages bracket […]

The detritus of a full week in the sun with no electricity and nominal running water is now filling my kitchen. My lips are peeling, my nails are non-existent and I only felt something approaching truly human after a long, hot soak in a very large mound of bubbles scented with something bearing an exotic […]

I have joked with my friends that the twin keys of manipulating me are guilt and responsibility.  My entire life has been driven by those two forces.  With apologies to Jodifur, three minutes with me, and you are convinced that I was secretly raised by a Jewish mother, despite my obviously Nordic heritage. There are […]

Last night Harry had his first attack of real fear.  We were watching, of all things, an episode of  “Phineas and Ferb” – one of his all-time favorite shows, and at least tolerable for parental viewing – and suddenly he said “Mommy, turn this off.  I am scared. I don’t want to watch this anymore.” […]