My mother arrived for the holidays. On Christmas morning, Gavin was excited by the stockings when I turned on the tree. He had to pull up ...

Another year. I've been looking back at my pictures since last November and realized that my smile doesn't reach my eyes in any of t...

Gavin walked out of the bedroom and went sleepily to the advent calendar to pull out the candy for number 16. "Happy Birthday, baby boy...

The garden center at Target was close to closing when we showed up looking for a tree last night. Our Christmas boxes disappeared in the mov...

Thanksgiving weekend was pretty good. The crew from Valencia drove up in the early afternoon, packing into my kitchen to steal my aprons and...

Mike and I stood on our doorsteps, phones to our ears. I watched Gavin run down the sidewalk to the corner. "I see him," said Mike...

Saturday morning smelled like winter, the ground was cold and wet. We bundled into the car and drove into the fog up the grapevine, out betw...

Winter is coming. I woke up this morning with Gavin's feet in my face. Covering him with my side of the comforter and easing the door sh...

me: Does anyone actually say 'o-possum'? marc: only if they're singing an anthem. J: Russia has dissolved its government. S:...

Back from vacation. Gavin enjoyed his first day of preschool today, even though we both tried to oversleep. If it weren't for Po yowling...