When I was in highschool, my dad worked for a consumer products company that owned a handful of manufactured food brands.  Included was a restaurant supplier that made Mozzarella cheese sticks....quite the novelty back then.  Whenever my parents went out of town, my brother and I would throw unsanctioned ragers, which inevitably ended with us pulling…

In addition to working full time in real estate trying to keep her two girls in shoes (and hair accessories), my step sister, Meagan, volunteers for several charities, manages to get her kids to hither and yon for various activities, and always has on a fantastic pair of heels.  She's busy.  And like most of us, finds getting dinner on the table (again and…

I was at the supermarket on Sunday being trailed by all three of my kids playing that age-old game of mothers and children:  they slip food into the shopping cart; you notice said food and return it to the shelf.  Included was a box of granola bars proffered by my daughter, Rosie, that were coated in…

Now that summer is coming to a close, I'm feeling, as I always do, terribly nostalgic.  The sibling rivalry, trail of wet towels, dirty dishes, and inherent chaos of having three kids around 24/7 quickly fades, and all I remember is fun and family time.  The…