Do you think this spider knows how cool its web is? Do you think it knows I've made a point of walking past its home every day after...

I am so proud of my friend Katrina, I could just burst! As if raising her six polite, accomplished children (ages 2 to 16) weren't...

I have a crazily old-fashioned Saturday routine: drop Emma off at her 8 a.m. ballet class, head to the "cow garden" (thanks to the...

My email inbox is again filled with such vague subject lines as: Parent Teacher conferences Test Dress code Upcoming assignments URGEN...

I study countenances. I notice the warmth and light that certain people have in their very faces. Why some people and not others? I can ...

Today I went to empty the trash into the big bin and saw Samuel's preschool yearbook there. I wouldn't be surprised if my neighbors ...

Our computer reached its memory limit recently, so I've been going through files and deleting with wild abandon. (The unnecessary ones, ...