Samurai Momma (formerly Mom in Two Cultures)

Last night Pink went to her first sleepover. In the small town where we live, sleepovers among the elementary school set are fairly common, ...

Dear People Who Burn Leaves Instead of Bagging Them, Stop. Just stop. The air has been hazy with smoke for weeks now. I know there's ...

A week ago, I was gushing over how happy I was to make it through October and into November. But, I TAKE IT ALL BACK. November's not pro...

Just when I think I've got a handle on all the craziness in our lives, we end up in the hospital with a major asthma flare. Pink ...

Spine surgery number four is in the books. All things considered, it went well. Before the surgery, the doctor told us Ren's previous lu...

Okay, not really, but it's been awhile since I posted an update on all of our various endeavors, so, here you go! It has been 278 days...

I'm taking off from Chicago O'Hare. Below me the landscape stretches out in hues of dull greens, browns and greys. Winter is setting...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that childhood asthma sucks. For those of you who haven't experienced it first-han...

Thanks to SRMM for inspiring this post. She wrote "What I Did All Damn Day" in response to the condescending question often asked...

Allergies, Autism, and... ASTHMA!?! This has been one of those weeks that proves I really don't need to make things up because life as I...