Sister Serendip

Let them shenan once, they'll shenanigan.  Thanks, Carl's Corner in Bethlehem, PA. Remember when I used to post a new essay every si...

As I approached the one-year anniversary of my new career, it's been bittersweet to remember what I was going through last year at this ...

Since our third son has left for college, here are some discoveries I've made: 1. He took our entire supply of kitchen garbage bags. As...

We just returned from a lovely vacation in the Dominican Republic where I had the chance to dust off my rusty grasp on the Spanish language....

I know I'm not the only one that relies on text messaging to communicate with my teens, even when we're all in the same house. I cou...

 These are the items the 13-year-old has asked me to pick up for her Halloween costume this year: 1. White sheet 2. Neon work vest 3. Plain ...

It's no secret that I've been needing a break from the home kids lately.  (Remember my last post ? It hadn't gotten much better ...

1.  13-year-old daughter: "I really didn't expect to like this dinner but it was actually pretty good." 2.  Me: "You need...

As many of you already know, our 17-year-old athlete snapped his Achilles tendon recently. His surgery went very well but he's got a lon...

Do you want to know how adorable I used to be? Ten plus summers ago, I'd plan out stuff like this: Not only that, but the kids would do ...

Just when it seemed like my kids didn't need me that much anymore: 1. Mom, can you make me an appointment for the __________ (fill in me...

Even though gift giving (and receiving) can really stress my husband out, the man frequently knocks it out of the park . For Mother's Da...

A few weeks before my birthday, my husband asked if "im-maturing" might be a word because he was pretty sure that was what I was d...

I remember telling a friend about the antics of my fifth toddler, whose four older siblings did nothing to prepare me for. My friend looked ...