InsomniMom

Meelyn, Aisling and I went to the public library yesterday so that Mee could do a little research for the fine arts project she's doing ...

Tonight, because it is so stinking cold, we are having Grade School Chili for dinner. I was just putting the ground beef on the stove when ...

My parents took me, Meelyn and Aisling to the Olive Garden yesterday for lunch, which was just very, very nice. We all know that the food wo...

Aisling feels, perhaps justly, that she spends a lot of her time being bossed around by somebody or other. Mostly by me and her dad, of cour...

One of our favorite lunches on Fridays during Lent is egg salad. This is one of those beloved comfort foods, for me dating back to my colleg...

"Playing music is supposed to be fun. It's about heart, it's about feelings, moving people, and something beautiful, and it...

At Mass this morning, we sat behind a family of four: Dad, Mom, a boy who looked to be about eleven and a little girl of four. At first glan...

For the past month, I've been doing some substitute teaching at one of our local Catholic schools, the one which is conveniently just se...

"Mrs. Darcy...Mrs. Darcy...Mrs. Darcy..." This version of Pride & Prejudice is the one that stars Keira Knightly (of Pirates ...

"Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment? Consider...

"Dancin'? I dunno, really... Let's see, there's the, uh... The boomp, the stomp, the boos stop... Me breakdancin' days ...

"You smell like sweet red plums and grilled cheese sandwiches." That's the moment Mary, the wedding planner, knew it was for r...