Marcel the Shell With Shoes On I’m not sure how this happened, but somehow I missed the original Marcel the Shell video by Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp that came out last year. Maybe I was too focused on Bestie X Bestie. But that’s okay. Thanks...
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I think it’s time for some silliness. I’m not sure what made me think of this story, but I did, and I know at least some of you will find it as funny as I do. Once upon a time, way back in 2007 before Drew and I were married and had Nathaniel, we lived in...
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The Beckoning of LovelyAmy Krouse Rosenthal is…how shall I put this? Awesome.My first exposure to Amy’s work was a birthday gift from my fantastic friend and Give It A Whirl contributor, Courtney. She gave me a copy of Amy’s amazing book,...
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Sometimes Drew and I like to talk about what kind of person Nathaniel will grow up to be. What will he be interested in? How will he spend his days? What will his friends be like? When Nathaniel’s teachers tell me that he enjoyed an art project, it always makes...
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Writing for Get Born Starting November 9th I’m going to be writing a monthly motherhood post for the relaunch of Get Born. While the quarterly literary magazine is no longer in print, the new blog is going to be awesome! There will be 28-31 mothers posting every...
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