Nov 28, 2009On The VergeCompetitive Parenting for BeginnersIf there were such a manual as “Competitive Parenting for Beginners,” my husband Brett and I would be the authors of chapter 6, “Arts and...
Nov 19, 2009food and restaurantsTo Market, To MarketThe other day, I went grocery shopping. I don’t know how you shop, but I have a feeling it’s not all that different from how I do it. ...
Oct 30, 2009On The VergeThat’s LifeMy four-year-old daughter, Zoe, came home from preschool the other day with a great idea. One of her little friends had brought an...
Oct 27, 2009fashionPurple HazeI’m on the verge of putting a bumper sticker on my car that says “slap me: I’m obsessed with purple.” Purple shoes, purple sweaters,...
Oct 2, 2009On The VergeI am an American GirlLast spring, I wrote an article about having a summer birthday party for my daughter Zoe with several members of her preschool class. I...
Sep 11, 2009On The VergeSchool DazeImagine, if you will, a suburban household at 8:15 a.m. Let’s just pretend that the house exists on a quiet, shady street, in the middle...